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Volume 49
2 February 2006


Contents

 

I   Acts whose publication is obligatory

page

 

 

Commission Regulation (EC) No 177/2006 of 1 February 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

1

 

*

Commission Regulation (EC) No 178/2006 of 1 February 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council to establish Annex I listing the food and feed products to which maximum levels for pesticide residues apply ( 1 )

3

 

*

Commission Regulation (EC) No 179/2006 of 1 February 2006 introducing a system of import licences for apples imported from third countries

26

 

*

Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2006 of 1 February 2006 setting delivery obligations for cane sugar to be imported under the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India for the 2005/06 delivery period and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003

28

 

*

Commission Regulation (EC) No 181/2006 of 1 February 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 as regards organic fertilisers and soil improvers other than manure and amending that Regulation ( 1 )

31

 

 

Commission Regulation (EC) No 182/2006 of 1 February 2006 on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements

35

 

 

II   Acts whose publication is not obligatory

 

 

Council

 

*

Council Decision of 23 January 2006 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field

37

 


 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.


I Acts whose publication is obligatory

2.2.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 177/2006

of 1 February 2006

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development


(1)  OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).


ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 1 February 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

052

93,4

204

43,0

212

90,9

624

115,6

999

85,7

0707 00 05

052

136,7

204

102,3

628

180,0

999

139,7

0709 10 00

220

74,5

624

91,7

999

83,1

0709 90 70

052

156,1

204

130,2

999

143,2

0805 10 20

052

43,8

204

61,8

212

53,7

220

52,0

624

60,4

999

54,3

0805 20 10

204

83,9

999

83,9

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70, 0805 20 90

052

61,1

204

129,1

400

87,6

464

135,7

624

76,7

662

36,9

999

87,9

0805 50 10

052

53,2

220

61,7

999

57,5

0808 10 80

400

143,4

404

107,7

720

83,2

999

111,4

0808 20 50

388

83,1

400

90,1

720

64,3

999

79,2


(1)  Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of other origin’.


2.2.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 178/2006

of 1 February 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council to establish Annex I listing the food and feed products to which maximum levels for pesticide residues apply

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in and on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EE (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Annexes I, II, III and IV to that Regulation are to be established by the Commission, their establishment being a condition for the application of Chapters II, III and V of that Regulation.

(2)

It is necessary to include in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 all products for which presently Community or national MRLs exist as well as those for which it is appropriate to apply harmonised MRLs.

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.

(5)

Individual MRLs have not yet been required for fish, and for crops exclusively meant for animal feed, and no information is available as a basis for setting MRLs. It is appropriate to allow for the time needed to generate or collect this information. It is considered that a time period of three years should be sufficient to generate or collect this information,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The text in the Annex to this Regulation is added as Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission


(1)  OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.


ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Products of plant and animal origin referred to in Article 2(1)

Code number (1)

Groups to which the MRLs apply

Examples of individual products within the groups to which the MRLs apply

Scientific Name (2)

Examples of related varieties or other products included in the definition to which the same MRL applies

Parts of the products to which the MRLs apply

0100000

1.

FRUIT FRESH OR FROZEN; NUTS

 

 

 

 

0110000

(i)

Citrus fruit

 

 

 

Whole product

0110010

 

Grapefruit

Citrus paradisi

Shaddocks, pomelos, sweeties, tangelo, ugli and other hybrids

 

0110020

 

Oranges

Citrus sinensis

Bergamot, bitter orange, chinotto and other hybrids

 

0110030

 

Lemons

Citrus limon

Citron, lemon

 

0110040

 

Limes

Citrus aurantifolia

 

 

0110050

 

Mandarins

Citrus reticulata

Clementine, tangerine and other hybrids

 

0110990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0120000

(ii)

Tree nuts (shelled or unshelled)

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of shell (except chestnuts)

0120010

 

Almonds

Prunus dulcis

 

 

0120020

 

Brazil nuts

Bertholletia excelsa

 

 

0120030

 

Cashew nuts

Anacardium occidentale

 

 

0120040

 

Chestnuts

Castanea sativa

 

 

0120050

 

Coconuts

Cocos nucifera

 

 

0120060

 

Hazelnuts

Corylus avellana

Filbert

 

0120070

 

Macadamia

Macadamia ternifolia

 

 

0120080

 

Pecans

Carya illinoensis

 

 

0120090

 

Pine nuts

Pinus pinea

 

 

0120100

 

Pistachios

Pistachia vera

 

 

0120110

 

Walnuts

Juglans regia

 

 

0120990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0130000

(iii)

Pome fruit

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of stems

0130010

 

Apples

Malus domesticus

Crab apple

 

0130020

 

Pears

Pyrus communis

Oriental pear

 

0130030

 

Quinces

Cydonia oblonga

 

 

0130040

 

Medlar (4)

Mespilus germanica

 

 

0130050

 

Loquat (4)

Eriobotrya japonica

 

 

0130990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0140000

(iv)

Stone fruit

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of stems

0140010

 

Apricots

Prunus armeniaca

 

 

0140020

 

Cherries

Prunus cerasus, Prunus avium

Sweet cherries, sour cherries

 

0140030

 

Peaches

Prunus persica

Nectarines and similar hybrids

 

0140040

 

Plums

Prunus domestica

Damson, greengage, mirabelle

 

0140990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0150000

(v)

Berries and small fruit

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of caps/crowns and stems except in the case of currants: fruits with stems

0151000

(a)

Table and wine grapes

 

 

 

 

0151010

 

Table grapes

Vitis euvitis

 

 

0151020

 

Wine grapes

Vitis euvitis

 

 

0152000

(b)

Strawberries

 

Fragaria × ananassa

 

 

0153000

(c)

Cane fruit

 

 

 

 

0153010

 

Blackberries

Rubus fruticosus

 

 

0153020

 

Dewberries

Rubus ceasius

Loganberries, Boysenberries, and cloudberries

 

0153030

 

Raspberries

Rubus idaeus

Wineberries

 

0153990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0154000

(d)

Other small fruit and berries

 

 

 

 

0154010

 

Blueberries

Vaccinium corymbosum

Bilberries; cowberries (red bilberries)

 

0154020

 

Cranberries

Vaccinium macrocarpon

 

 

0154030

 

Currants (red, black and white)

Ribes nigrum, Ribes rubrum

 

 

0154040

 

Gooseberries

Ribes uva-crispa

Including hybrids with other ribes species

 

0154050

 

Rose hips

Rosa canina

 

 

0154060

 

Mulberries (4)

Morus spp

Arbutus berry

 

0154070

 

Azarole (4) (mediteranean medlar)

Crataegus azarolus

 

 

0154080

 

Elderberries (4)

Sambucus nigra

Black chokeberry (appleberry), mountain ash, azarole, buckthorn (sea sallowthorn), hawthorn, service berries, and other treeberries

 

0154990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0160000

(vi)

Miscellaneous fruit

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of stems or the crown (pineapples)

0161000

(a)

Edible peel

 

 

 

 

0161010

 

Dates

Phoenix dactylifera

 

 

0161020

 

Figs

Ficus carica

 

 

0161030

 

Table olives

Olea europaea

 

 

0161040

 

Kumquats (4)

Fortunella species

Marumi kumquats, nagami kumquats

 

0161050

 

Carambola (4)

Averrhoa carambola

Bilimbi

 

0161060

 

Persimmon (4)

Diospyros kaki

 

 

0161070

 

Jambolan (4) (java plum)

Syzygium cumini

Java apple (water apple), pomerac, rose apple, Brazilean cherry (grumichama), Surinam cherry

 

0161990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0162000

(b)

Inedible peel, small

 

 

 

 

0162010

 

Kiwi

Actinidia deliciosa syn. A. chinensis

 

 

0162020

 

Lychee (Litchi)

Litchi chinensis

Pulasan, rambutan (hairy litchi)

 

0162030

 

Passion fruit

Passiflora edulis

 

 

0162040

 

Prickly pear (4) (cactus fruit)

Opuntia ficus-indica

 

 

0162050

 

Star apple (4)

Chrysophyllum cainito

 

 

0162060

 

American persimmon (4) (Virginia kaki)

Diospyros virginiana

Black sapote, white sapote, green sapote, canistel (yellow sapote), and mammey sapote

 

0162990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0163000

(c)

Inedible peel, large

 

 

 

 

0163010

 

Avocados

Persea americana

 

 

0163020

 

Bananas

Musa × paradisica

Dwarf banana, plantain, apple banana

 

0163030

 

Mangoes

Mangifera indica

 

 

0163040

 

Papaya

Carica papaya

 

 

0163050

 

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

 

 

0163060

 

Cherimoya (4)

Annona cherimola

Custard apple, sugar apple (sweetsop), llama and other medium sized Annonaceae

 

0163070

 

Guava (4)

Psidium guajava

 

 

0163080

 

Pineapples

Ananas comosus

 

 

0163090

 

Bread fruit (4)

Artocarpus altilis

Jackfruit

 

0163100

 

Durian (4)

Durio zibethinus

 

 

0163110

 

Soursop (4) (guanabana)

Annona muricata

 

 

0163990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0200000

2.

VEGETABLES FRESH OR FROZEN

 

 

 

 

0210000

(i)

Root and tuber vegetables

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of tops (if any) and adhering soil by rinsing or brushing

0211000

(a)

Potatoes

 

Tuber form Solanum spp.

 

 

0212000

(b)

Tropical root and tuber vegetables

 

 

 

 

0212010

 

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Dasheen, eddoe (Japanese taro), tannia

 

0212020

 

Sweet potatoes

Ipomoea batatas

 

 

0212030

 

Yams

Dioscorea sp.

Potato bean (yam bean), Mexican yam bean

 

0212040

 

Arrowroot (4)

Maranta arundinacea

 

 

0212990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0213000

(c)

Other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beet

 

 

 

 

0213010

 

Beetroot

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

 

 

0213020

 

Carrots

Daucus carota

 

 

0213030

 

Celeriac

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum

 

 

0213040

 

Horseradish

Armoracia rusticana

 

 

0213050

 

Jerusalem artichokes

Helianthus tuberosus

 

 

0213060

 

Parsnips

Pastinaca sativa

 

 

0213070

 

Parsley root

Petroselinum crispum

 

 

0213080

 

Radishes

Raphanus sativus var. sativus

Black radish, Japanese radish, small radish and similar varieties

 

0213090

 

Salsify

Tragopogon porrifolius

Scorzonera, Spanish salsify (Spanish oysterplant)

 

0213100

 

Swedes

Brassica napus var. napobrassica

 

 

0213110

 

Turnips

Brassica rapa

 

 

0213990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0220000

(ii)

Bulb vegetables

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of easily detachable skin and soil (when dry) or roots and soil (when fresh)

0220010

 

Garlic

Allium sativum

 

 

0220020

 

Onions

Allium cepa

Silverskin onions

 

0220030

 

Shallots

Allium ascalonicum (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)

 

 

0220040

 

Spring onions

Allium cepa

Welsh onion and similar varieties

 

0220990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0230000

(iii)

Fruiting vegetables

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of stems (in case of sweet corn without husks)

0231000

(a)

Solanacea

 

 

 

 

0231010

 

Tomatoes

Lycopersicum esculentum

Cherry tomatoes

 

0231020

 

Peppers

Capsicum annuum, var grossum and var. longum

Chilli peppers

 

0231030

 

Aubergines (egg plants)

Solanum melongena

Pepino

 

0231040

 

Okra, lady’s fingers

Hibiscus esculentus

 

 

0231990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0232000

(b)

Cucurbits — edible peel

 

 

 

 

0232010

 

Cucumbers

Cucumis sativus

 

 

0232020

 

Gherkins

Cucumis sativus

 

 

0232030

 

Courgettes

Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo

Summer squash, marrow (patisson)

 

0232990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0233000

(c)

Cucurbits-inedible peel

 

 

 

 

0233010

 

Melons

Cucumis melo

Kiwano

 

0233020

 

Pumpkins

Cucurbita maxima

Winter squash

 

0233030

 

Watermelons

Citrullus lanatus

 

 

0233990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0234000

(d)

Sweet corn

 

Zea mays var. saccharata

 

Kernels plus cob without husks

0239000

(e)

Other fruiting vegetables

 

 

 

 

0240000

(iv)

Brassica vegetables

 

 

 

 

0241000

(a)

Flowering brassica

 

 

 

Curd only

0241010

 

Broccoli

Brassica oleracea var. italica

Calabrese, Chinese broccoli, Broccoli raab

 

0241020

 

Cauliflower

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

 

 

0241990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0242000

(b)

Head brassica

 

 

 

Whole plant after removal of roots and decayed leaves

0242010

 

Brussels sprouts

Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera

 

Only cabbage buttons

0242020

 

Head cabbage

Brassica oleracea convar. capitata

Pointed head cabbage, red cabbage, savoy cabbage, white cabbage

 

0242990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0243000

(c)

Leafy brassica

 

 

 

Whole plant after removal of roots and decayed leaves

0243010

 

Chinese cabbage

Brassica pekinensis

Indian (Chinese) mustard, pak choi, Chinese flat cabbage (tai goo choi), peking cabbage (pe-tsai), cow cabbage

 

0243020

 

Kale

Brassica oleracea convar. Acephalea

Borecole (curly kale), collards

 

0243990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0244000

(d)

Kohlrabi

 

Brassica oleracea convar. acephala, var. gongylodes

 

Whole product after removal of roots, tops and adhering soil (if any)

0250000

(v)

Leaf vegetables and fresh herbs

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of roots and decayed outer leaves and soil (if any)

0251000

(a)

Lettuce and other salad plants including Brassicacea

 

 

 

 

0251010

 

Lamb's lettuce

Valerianella locusta

Italian cornsalad

 

0251020

 

Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Head lettuce, lollo rosso (cutting lettuce), iceberg lettuce, romaine (cos) lettuce

 

0251030

 

Scarole (broad-leaf endive)

Cichorium endiva

Wild chicory, red-leaved chicory, radicchio, curld leave endive, sugar loaf

 

0251040

 

Cress (4)

Lepidium sativum

 

 

0251050

 

Land cress (4)

Barbarea verna

 

 

0251060

 

Rocket, Rucola (4)

Eruca sativa (Diplotaxis spec.)

Wild rocket

 

0251070

 

Red mustard (4)

Brassica juncea var. rugosa

 

 

0251080

 

Leaves and sprouts of Brassica spp (4)

Brassica spp.

Mizuna

 

0251990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0252000

(b)

Spinach and similar (leaves)

 

 

 

 

0252010

 

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

New Zealand spinach, turnip greens (turnip tops)

 

0252020

 

Purslane (4)

Portulaca oleracea

Winter purslane (miner’s lettuce), garden purslane, common purslane, sorrel, glassworth

 

0252030

 

Beet leaves (chard)

Beta vulgaris

Leaves of beetroot

 

0252990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0253000

(c)

Vine leaves (grape leaves) (4)

 

Vitis euvitis

 

 

0254000

(d)

Water cress

 

Nasturtium officinale

 

 

0255000

(e)

Witloof

 

Cichorium intybus. var. foliosum

 

 

0256000

(f)

Herbs

 

 

 

 

0256010

 

Chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium

 

 

0256020

 

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

 

 

0256030

 

Celery leaves

Apium graveolens var. seccalinum

Fennel leaves, Coriander leaves, dill leaves, Caraway leaves, lovage, angelica, sweet cisely and other Apiacea

 

0256040

 

Parsley

Petroselinum crispum

 

 

0256050

 

Sage (4)

Salvia officinalis

Winter savory, summer savory

 

0256060

 

Rosemary (4)

Rosmarinus officinalis

 

 

0256070

 

Thyme (4)

Thymus spp.

Marjoram, oregano

 

0256080

 

Basil (4)

Ocimum basilicum

Balm leaves, mint, peppermint

 

0256090

 

Bay leaves (4) (laurel)

Laurus nobilis

 

 

0256100

 

Tarragon (4)

Artemisia dracunculus

Hyssop

 

0256990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0260000

(vi)

Legume vegetables (fresh)

 

 

 

Whole product

0260010

 

Beans (with pods)

Phaseolus vulgaris

Green bean (french beans, snap beans), scarlet runner bean, slicing bean, yardlong beans

 

0260020

 

Beans (without pods)

Phaseolus vulgaris

Broad beans, Flageolets, jack bean, lima bean, cowpea

 

0260030

 

Peas (with pods)

Pisum sativum

Mangetout (sugar peas)

 

0260040

 

Peas (without pods)

Pisum sativum

Garden pea, green pea, chickpea

 

0260050

 

Lentils (4)

Lens culinaris syn. L. esculenta

 

 

0260990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0270000

(vii)

Stem vegetables (fresh)

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of decayed tissue, soil and roots

0270010

 

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

 

 

0270020

 

Cardoons

Cynara cardunculus

 

 

0270030

 

Celery

Apium graveolens var. dulce

 

 

0270040

 

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

 

 

0270050

 

Globe artichokes

Cynara scolymus

 

Whole flowerhead including receptacle

0270060

 

Leek

Allium porrum

 

 

0270070

 

Rhubarb

Rheum × hybridum

 

Stalks after removal of roots and leaves

0270080

 

Bamboo shoots (4)

Bambusa vulgaris

 

 

0270090

 

Palm hearts (4)

Euterpa oleracea, Cocos nucifera, Bactris gasipaes, daemonorops schmidtiana

 

 

0270990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0280000

(viii)

Fungi  (4)

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of soil or growing medium

0280010

 

Cultivated

 

Common mushroom, Oyster mushroom, Shi-take

 

0280020

 

Wild

 

Chanterelle, Truffle, Morel, Cep

 

0280990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0290000

(ix)

Sea weeds  (4)

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of decayed leaves

0300000

3.

PULSES, DRY

 

 

 

Whole product

0300010

 

Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris

Broad beans, navy beans, flageolets, jack beans, lima beans, field beans, cowpeas

 

0300020

 

Lentils

Lens culinaris syn. L. esculenta

 

 

0300030

 

Peas

Pisum sativum

Chickpeas, field peas, chickling vetch

 

0300040

 

Lupins (4)

Lupinus spp.

 

 

0300990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0400000

4.

OILSEEDS AND OILFRUITS

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of shell, stone and husk when possible

0401000

(i)

Oilseeds

 

 

 

 

0401010

 

Linseed

Linum usitatissimum

 

 

0401020

 

Peanuts

Arachis hypogaea

 

 

0401030

 

Poppy seed

Papaver somniferum

 

 

0401040

 

Sesame seed

Sesamum indicum syn. S. orientale

 

 

0401050

 

Sunflower seed

Helianthus annuus

 

 

0401060

 

Rape seed

Brassica napus

Bird rapeseed, turnip rape

 

0401070

 

Soya bean

Glycine max

 

 

0401080

 

Mustard seed

Brassica nigra

 

 

0401090

 

Cotton seed

Gossypium spp.

 

 

0401100

 

Pumpkin seeds (4)

Cucurbita pepo var. oleifera

 

 

0401110

 

Safflower (4)

Carthamus tinctorius

 

 

0401120

 

Borage (4)

Borago officinalis

 

 

0401130

 

Gold of pleasure (4)

Camelina sativa

 

 

0401140

 

Hempseed (4)

Cannabis sativa

 

 

0401150

 

Castor bean

Ricinus communis

 

 

0401990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0402000

(ii)

Oilfruits

 

 

 

 

0402010

 

Olives for oil production (4)

Olea europaea

 

Whole fruit after removal of stems (if any) after removal of soil (if any)

0402020

 

Palm nuts (palmoil kernels) (4)

Elaeis guineensis

 

 

0402030

 

Palmfruit (4)

Elaeis guineensis

 

 

0402040

 

Kapok (4)

Ceiba pentandra

 

 

0402990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0500000

5.

CEREALS

 

 

 

Whole product

0500010

 

Barley

Hordeum spp.

 

 

0500020

 

Buckwheat

Fagopyrum esculentum

 

 

0500030

 

Maize

Zea mays

 

 

0500040

 

Millet (4)

Panicum spp.

Foxtail millet, teff

 

0500050

 

Oats

Avena fatua

 

 

0500060

 

Rice

Oryza sativa

 

 

0500070

 

Rye

Secale cereale

 

 

0500080

 

Sorghum (4)

Sorghum bicolor

 

 

0500090

 

Wheat

Triticum aestivum

Spelt Triticale

 

0500990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0600000

6.

TEA, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS AND COCOA

 

 

 

 

0610000

(i)

Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise of Camellia sinensis)

 

Camellia sinensis

 

Whole product

0620000

(ii)

Coffee beans  (4)

 

 

 

Beans only

0630000

(iii)

Herbal infusions  (4) (dried)

 

 

 

 

0631000

(a)

Flowers

 

 

 

Whole flowers after removal of stalks and decayed leaves

0631010

 

Camomille flowers

Matricaria recutita

 

 

0631020

 

Hybiscus flowers

Hibiscus sabdariffa

 

 

0631030

 

Rose petals

Rosa spec.

 

 

0631040

 

Jasmine flowers

Jasminum officinale

 

 

0631050

 

Lime (linden)

Tillia cordata

 

 

0631990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0632000

(b)

Leaves

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of roots and decayed leaves

0632010

 

Strawberry leaves

Fragaria × ananassa

 

 

0632020

 

Rooibos leaves

Aspalathus spp.

 

 

0632030

 

Maté

Ilex paraguariensis

 

 

0632990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0633000

(c)

Roots

 

 

 

Whole product after removal of tops and adehering soil by rinsing or brushing

0633010

 

Valerian root

Valeriana officinalis

 

 

0633020

 

Ginseng root

Panax ginseng

 

 

0633990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0639000

(d)

Other herbal infusions

 

 

 

 

0640000

(iv)

Cocoa  (4) (fermented beans)

 

Theobroma cacao

 

Beans after removal of shells

0650000

(v)

Carob  (4) (St Johns bread)

 

Ceratonia siliqua

 

Whole product after removal of stems or the crown

0700000

7.

HOPS (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder

 

Humulus lupulus

 

Whole product

0800000

8.

SPICES (4)

 

 

 

Whole product

0810000

(i)

Seeds

 

 

 

 

0810010

 

Anise

Pimpinella anisum

 

 

0810020

 

Black caraway

Nigella sativa

 

 

0810030

 

Celery seed

Apium graveolens

Lovage seed

 

0810040

 

Coriander seed

Coriandrum sativum

 

 

0810050

 

Cumin seed

Cuminum cyminum

 

 

0810060

 

Dill seed

Anethum graveolens

 

 

0810070

 

Fennel seed

Foeniculum vulgare

 

 

0810080

 

Fenugreek

Trigonella foenumgraecum

 

 

0810090

 

Nutmeg

Myristica fragans

 

 

0810990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0820000

(ii)

Fruits and berries

 

 

 

 

0820010

 

Allspice

Pimenta dioica

 

 

0820020

 

Anise pepper (Japan pepper)

Zanthooxylum piperitum

 

 

0820030

 

Caraway

Carum carvi

 

 

0820040

 

Cardamom

Elettaria cardamomum

 

 

0820050

 

Juniper berries

Juniperus communis

 

 

0820060

 

Pepper, black and white

Piper nigrum

Long pepper, pink pepper

 

0820070

 

Vanilla pods

Vanilla fragrans syn. Vanilla planifolia

 

 

0820080

 

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

 

 

0820990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0830000

(iii)

Bark

 

 

 

 

0830010

 

Cinnamon

Cinnamonum verum syn. C. zeylanicum

Cassia

 

0830990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0840000

(iv)

Roots or rhizome

 

 

 

 

0840010

 

Liquorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra

 

 

0840020

 

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

 

 

0840030

 

Turmeric (Curcuma)

Curcuma domestica syn. C. longa

 

 

0840040

 

Horseradish

Armoracia rusticana

 

 

0840990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0850000

(v)

Buds

 

 

 

 

0850010

 

Cloves

Syzygium aromaticum

 

 

0850020

 

Capers

Capparis spinosa

 

 

0850990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0860000

(vi)

Flower stigma

 

 

 

 

0860010

 

Saffron

Crocus sativus

 

 

0860990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0870000

(vii)

Aril

 

 

 

 

0870010

 

Mace

Myristica fragrans

 

 

0870990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

0900000

9.

SUGAR PLANTS (4)

 

 

 

 

0900010

 

Sugar beet (root)

Beta vulgaris

 

Whole product after removal of tops and adhering soil by rinsing or brushing

0900020

 

Sugar cane

Saccharum officinarum

 

Whole product after removal of decayed tissue, soil and roots

0900030

 

Chicory (4) roots

Cichorium intybus

 

Whole product after removal of tops and adehering soil by rinsing or brushing

0900990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

1000000

10.

PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN-TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS

 

 

 

 

1010000

(i)

Meat, preparations of meat, offals, blood, animal fats; fresh, chilled or frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked or processed as flours or meals; other processed products such as sausages and food preparations based on these

 

 

 

Whole product or the fat fraction only (5)

1011000

(a)

Swine

 

Sus scrofa

 

 

1011010

 

Meat

 

 

 

1011020

 

Fat free of lean meat

 

 

 

1011030

 

Liver

 

 

 

1011040

 

Kidney

 

 

 

1011050

 

Edible offal

 

 

 

1011990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

1012000

(b)

Bovine

 

Bos spec.

 

 

1012010

 

Meat

 

 

 

1012020

 

Fat

 

 

 

1012030

 

Liver

 

 

 

1012040

 

Kidney

 

 

 

1012050

 

Edible offal

 

 

 

1012990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

1013000

(c)

Sheep

 

Ovis aries

 

 

1013010

 

Meat

 

 

 

1013020

 

Fat

 

 

 

1013030

 

Liver

 

 

 

1013040

 

Kidney

 

 

 

1013050

 

Edible offal

 

 

 

1013990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

1014000

(d)

Goat

 

Capra hircus

 

 

1014010

 

Meat

 

 

 

1014020

 

Fat

 

 

 

1014030

 

Liver

 

 

 

1014040

 

Kidney

 

 

 

1014050

 

Edible offal

 

 

 

1014990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

1015000

(e)

Horses, asses, mules or hinnies

 

Equus spec.

 

 

1015010

 

Meat

 

 

 

1015020

 

Fat

 

 

 

1015030

 

Liver

 

 

 

1015040

 

Kidney

 

 

 

1015050

 

Edible offal

 

 

 

1015990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

1016000

(f)

Poultry — chicken, geese, duck, turkey and Guinea fowl — ostrich, pigeon

 

Gallus gallus, Anser anser, Anas platyrhynchos, Meleagris gallopavo, Numida meleagris, Coturnix coturnix, Struthio camelus, Columba sp.

 

 

1016010

 

Meat

 

 

 

1016020

 

Fat

 

 

 

1016030

 

Liver

 

 

 

1016040

 

Kidney

 

 

 

1016050

 

Edible offal

 

 

 

1016990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

1017000

(g)

Other farm animals

 

 

Rabbit, Kangaroo

 

1017010

 

Meat

 

 

 

1017020

 

Fat

 

 

 

1017030

 

Liver

 

 

 

1017040

 

Kidney

 

 

 

1017050

 

Edible offal

 

 

 

1017990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

1020000

(ii)

Milk and cream, not concentrated, nor containing added sugar or sweetening matter, butter and other fats derived from milk, cheese and curd

 

 

 

Whole product or the fat fraction only (6)

1020010

 

Cattle

 

 

 

1020020

 

Sheep

 

 

 

1020030

 

Goat

 

 

 

1020040

 

Horse

 

 

 

1020990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

1030000

(iii)

Birds’ eggs, fresh preserved or cooked; Shelled eggs and egg yolks fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved whether or not containing added sugar or sweetening matter

 

 

 

Whole product or the fat fraction only (7)

1030010

 

Chicken

 

 

 

1030020

 

Duck

 

 

 

1030030

 

Goose

 

 

 

1030040

 

Quail

 

 

 

1030990

 

Others (3)

 

 

 

1040000

(iv)

Honey

 

Apis melifera, Melipona spec.

Royal jelly, pollen

 

1050000

(v)

Amphibians and reptiles

 

Rana spec. Crocodilia spec.

Frog legs, crocodiles

 

1060000

(vi)

Snails

 

Helix spec.

 

 

1070000

(vii)

Other terrestrial animal products

 

 

 

 

1100000

11.

FISH, FISH PRODUCTS, SHELL FISH, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER MARINE AND FRESHWATER FOOD PRODUCTS (8)

 

 

 

 

1200000

12.

CROPS EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR ANIMAL FEED (8)

 

 

 

 


(1)  The code number is introduced by this Annex and is intended to set a classification under this and other related Annexes of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

(2)  The scientific name of the items listed in the column “Examples of individual products within the groups to which the MRLs apply”, where possible and relevant, is mentioned. As much as possible the International System of Nomenclature is followed.

(3)  The word “others” covers anything not explicitly mentioned under the rest of the codes within “Groups to which the MRLs apply”.

(4)  MRLs in Annex II and III for the product apply only for the product when used for human consumption. For parts of the product used exclusively as ingredients for animal feed, separate MRLs will be applicable.

(5)  Where the pesticide and/or metabolites (included in the residue definition) is/are water soluble (log Pow less than 3) the MRL is expressed as mg/kg of meat (including fat), preparations of meat, offal and animal fats. Where the pesticide and/or metabolite (included in the residue definition) is/are fat soluble (log Pow greater than or equal to 3) the MRL is expressed as mg/kg of fat contained in the meat, preparations of meat, offal and animal fats. In the case of foodstuffs with a fat content of 10 % or less by weight, the residue is related to the total weight of the boned foodstuff. In such cases, the maximum level is one-tenth of the value related to fat content, but must be no less than 0,01 mg/kg. The latter does not apply for cow’s milk and whole cream cow’s milk. It applies neither for the other products when the MRL is set at the LOD.

(6)  Where the pesticide and/or metabolites (included in the residue definition) is /are water soluble (log Pow less than 3) the MRL is expressed as mg/kg of milk and milk products. Where the pesticide and/or metabolite (included in the residue definition) is/are fat soluble (log Pow greater than or equal to 3) the MRL is expressed as mg/kg of cow's milk and whole cream cow's milk. In determining the residues in raw cow's milk and whole cream cow's milk, a fat content of 4 % by weight should be taken as a basis. For raw milk and whole cream milk of another animal origin the residues are expressed on the basis of the fat. For the other foodstuffs listed with a fat content of less than 2 % by weight, the maximum level is taken as half that set for raw milk and whole cream milk, with a fat content of 2 % or more by weight, the maximum level is expressed in mg/kg of fat. In such cases, the maximum level is 25 times that set for raw milk and whole cream milk. The latter does not apply when the MRL is set at the LOD.

(7)  Where the pesticide and/or metabolites (included in the residue definition) is/are water soluble (log Pow less than 3) the MRL is expressed as mg/kg of shelled fresh eggs, for bird's eggs and egg yolks; Where the pesticide/or metabolite (included in the residue definition) is/are fat soluble (log Pow greater than or equal to 3) the MRL is also expressed as mg/kg of shelled fresh eggs, for bird's eggs and egg yolks. However, for eggs and egg products with a fat content higher than 10 %, the maximum level is expressed in mg/kg fat. In this case, the maximum level is 10 times higher than the maximum level for fresh eggs. The latter does not apply when the MRL is set at the LOD.

(8)  MRLs not applicable until the individual products are identified and listed.’


2.2.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 29/26


COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 179/2006

of 1 February 2006

introducing a system of import licences for apples imported from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Apple producers in the Community have recently found themselves in a difficult situation, due, among other things, to a significant increase in imports of apples from certain third countries of the Southern hemisphere.

(2)

The monitoring of the import of apples should therefore be improved. The appropriate instrument for achieving that objective is a mechanism based on issuing import licences subject to the provision of a security to ensure that the operations for which an import licence has been applied for are actually performed.

(3)

Commission Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (2) and (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products (3) should apply.

(4)

The Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time-limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   The release into free circulation of apples falling within CN code 0808 10 80 shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.

2.   Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply to import licences issued under this Regulation.

Article 2

1.   Importers may submit import licence applications to the competent authorities of any Member State.

They shall enter the country of origin in box 8 of licence applications and mark the word ‘yes’ with a cross.

2.   Importers shall lodge with their application a security in accordance with Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 guaranteeing compliance with the commitment to import during the term of validity of the import licence. The security shall be EUR 15 per tonne.

Except in cases of force majeure, the security shall be forfeited in whole or in part if the import is not carried out, or is carried out only partially, within the period of validity of the import licence.

Article 3

1.   Import licences shall be issued without delay to any applicant, irrespective of their place of establishment in the Community.

The country of origin shall be entered in box 8 of the import licence and the word ‘yes’ shall be marked with a cross.

2.   Import licences shall be valid for three months.

Import licences shall be valid only for imports originating in the country indicated.

Article 4

Member States shall report to the Commission, no later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on Wednesday each week, the quantities of apples for which import licences have been issued during the previous week, broken down by third country of origin.

These quantities shall be reported via the electronic system indicated by the Commission.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 February 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission


(1)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).

(2)  OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1856/2005 (OJ L 297, 15.11.2005, p. 7).

(3)  OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 673/2004 (OJ L 105, 14.4.2004, p. 17).


2.2.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 29/28


COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 180/2006

of 1 February 2006

setting delivery obligations for cane sugar to be imported under the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India for the 2005/06 delivery period and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 39(6) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 lays down detailed rules for setting delivery obligations at zero duty for products falling within CN code 1701, expressed in white-sugar equivalent, for imports originating in the countries that are signatories to the ACP Protocol and to the Agreement with India.

(2)

Application of Articles 3 and 7 of the ACP Protocol, Articles 3 and 7 of the Agreement with India and Article 9(3) and Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 has resulted in the Commission setting delivery obligations for each exporting country for the 2005/06 delivery period, on the basis of the information currently available.

(3)

Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 provides that paragraph 1 of that Article does not apply where the difference between the quantity of delivery obligations and the total quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar counted is 5 % or less than the delivery obligations. In the case of Côte d’Ivoire, India and Madagascar, the quantities delivered are 6,7 %, 7,6 % and 6,7 % respectively below the delivery obligations. Given that the quantities concerned are minimal and the impact on the Community sugar market and the supply of raw sugar to Community refineries for that delivery period was negligible, Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 should not be applied to India, Côte d’Ivoire or Madagascar and the quantities not delivered should be added to the delivery obligations for those countries for the 2005/06 delivery period, in accordance with Article 12(4) of that Regulation.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 notwithstanding, paragraph 1 of that Article shall not apply as regards the quantities registered as not delivered for the 2004/05 delivery period in the case of Côte d’Ivoire, India and Madagascar.

The quantities not delivered referred to in paragraph 1 shall be added to the delivery obligations referred to in Article 2.

Article 2

The delivery obligations for imports originating in the countries that are signatories to the ACP Protocol and to the Agreement with India in respect of products falling within CN code 1701, expressed in white-sugar equivalent, in the 2005/06 delivery period for each exporting country concerned, shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission


(1)  OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).

(2)  OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 568/2005 (OJ L 97, 15.4.2005, p. 9).


ANNEX

Delivery obligations for imports of preferential sugar originating in countries which are signatories to the ACP Protocol and to the Agreement with India for the 2005/06 delivery period, expressed in white-sugar equivalent.

ACP Protocol/Agreement with India signatory country

Delivery obligations 2005/06

Barbados

32 638,29

Belize

40 306,70

Congo

10 225,97

Côte d’Ivoire

10 772,81

Fiji

165 305,43

Guyana

159 259,91

India

10 781,10

Jamaica

118 851,82

Kenya

5 050,48

Madagascar

14 217,02

Malawi

20 993,62

Mauritius

493 856,36

Mozambique

6 018,62

Saint Kitts and Nevis

15 689,30

Suriname

0,00

Swaziland

116 631,85

Tanzania

10 298,66

Trinidad and Tobago

47 717,60

Uganda

0,00

Zambia

7 086,65

Zimbabwe

30 262,59

Total

1 315 964,78


2.2.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 29/31


COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 181/2006

of 1 February 2006

implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 as regards organic fertilisers and soil improvers other than manure and amending that Regulation

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Articles 20(2), 22(2) and 32(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 prohibits the application to pasture land of organic fertilisers and soil improvers other than manure. This prohibition is in line with the current EU feed ban, and is intended to prevent possible contamination risks from pasture land where Category 2 material and Category 3 material could be present. Such risks may be due to direct grazing or use of grass as silage or hay by farmed animals. That Regulation provides that measures for implementing the prohibition, including control measures, are to be adopted after consultation of the appropriate scientific committee.

(2)

Various scientific committees have issued a number of scientific opinions that are relevant to the application to land of organic fertilisers and soil improvers. These include first, the opinion of 24 and 25 September 1998 of the Scientific Steering Committee on the safety of organic fertilisers derived from mammalian animals, second, the opinion of 24 April 2001 of the Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment on the evaluation of sludge treatments for pathogen reduction, third, the opinion of 10 and 11 May 2001 of the Scientific Steering Committee on the safety of organic fertilisers derived from ruminant materials and fourth, the opinion of 3 March 2004 of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards of the European Food Standards Authority on the safety vis-à-vis biological risk including TSEs of the application on pastureland of organic fertilisers and soil improvers.

(3)

Those scientific opinions recommend that animal tissues that are likely to contain TSE agents should not be incorporated in organic fertilisers and soil improvers for use on land to which cattle may have access. Other materials may be used in the manufacture of organic fertilisers and soil improvers under certain health conditions involving heating and safe sourcing that further reduce any potential risks.

(4)

In the light of those scientific opinions, implementing rules, including control measures, should be laid down for the application to land of organic fertilisers and soil improvers, as well as digestion residues and compost.

(5)

The implementing measures provided for in this Regulation should be without prejudice to transitional measures currently applicable pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.

(6)

It should be possible to place on the market and export organic fertilisers and soil improvers provided the conditions set out in this Regulation are complied with.

(7)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

1.   This Regulation shall be without prejudice to transitional measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.

2.   The Member States may apply stricter national rules than those provided for in this Regulation as regards the way organic fertilisers and soil improvers are used on their territory where such rules are justified on animal or public health grounds.

Article 2

Amendment

In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, point 39 is replaced by the following:

‘39.

“pasture land” means land covered with grass or other herbage grazed by or used as feedingstuffs for farmed animals, excluding land to which organic fertilisers and soil improvers have been applied in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 181/2006 (2);

Article 3

Requirements for organic fertilisers and soil improvers

Organic fertilisers and soil improvers shall be produced solely from Category 2 and Category 3 material.

Article 4

Pathogen control and packaging and labelling

Organic fertilisers and soil improvers shall comply with the requirements regarding pathogen control and packaging and labelling set out in parts I and II of the Annex.

Article 5

Transport

Organic fertilisers and soil improvers shall be transported in accordance with the requirements set out in part III of the Annex.

Article 6

Use and special grazing restrictions

1.   The special grazing restrictions set out in part IV of the Annex shall apply where organic fertilisers and soil improvers are applied to land.

2.   Processed products derived from the processing of animal by-products in a processing plant in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 shall not be applied as such directly to land where farmed animals might have access.

Article 7

Records

The person responsible for land to which organic fertilisers and soil improvers are applied and to which farmed animals have access shall keep records for at least two years of:

(a)

the quantities of organic fertilisers and soil improvers applied;

(b)

the date on which and the places where organic fertilisers and soil improvers were applied to land;

(c)

the dates on which livestock is allowed to graze the land or on which the land is cropped for feedingstuffs.

Article 8

Placing on the market, export and transit

The placing on the market, export and transit of organic fertilisers and soil improvers shall be subject to compliance with the requirements set out in parts I and II of the Annex.

Article 9

Control measures

1.   The competent authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with this Regulation.

2.   The competent authority shall carry out controls at regular intervals on land where organic fertilisers and soil improvers are applied and to which farmed animals may have access.

3.   If controls carried out by the competent authority show that this Regulation is not complied with, the competent authority shall take appropriate action.

Article 10

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 April 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission


(1)  OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 416/2005 (OJ L 66, 12.3.2005, p. 10).

(2)  OJ L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 31’.


ANNEX

REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIC FERTILISERS AND SOIL IMPROVERS TO BE APPLIED TO LAND

I.   Pathogen control

Producers of organic fertilisers and soil improvers must ensure that decontamination of pathogens is carried out prior to their application to land, in accordance with:

Chapter I(D)(10) of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 in the case of processed animal protein or processed products derived from Category 2 material;

Chapter II of Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 in the case of compost and biogas residues.

II.   Packaging and labelling

1.

After processing and/or transformation in accordance with Article 5(2) or 6(2), as the case may be, of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, organic fertilisers and soil improvers shall be properly stored and transported packaged.

2.

The packaging shall be clearly and legibly labelled with the name and address of the manufacturing plant and shall bear the words ‘organic fertilisers and soil improvers/farmed animals must not be allowed access to the land for at least 21 days following application to land’.

III.   Transport

1.

The competent authority may decide not to apply points II(1) and (2) to organic fertilisers and soil improvers that are transported and/or used in the same Member State or transported to and/or used in another Member State where there is a mutual agreement to that effect, provided that decision does not present a risk to animal or public health.

2.

The commercial document accompanying organic fertilisers and soil improvers shall bear the words ‘organic fertilisers and soil improvers/farmed animals must not be allowed access to the land for at least 21 days following application to land’.

3.

A commercial document is not required if the organic fertilisers and soil improvers are supplied by retailers to final users other than business operators.

IV.   Special grazing restrictions

1.

The competent authority shall take all necessary measures to ensure that farmed animals do not have access to land to which organic fertilisers and soil improvers have been applied before 21 days have elapsed since the date of last application.

2.

Where over 21 days have elapsed since the date of last application of organic fertilisers and soil improvers, grazing may be allowed or the grass or other herbage may be cut for use in feedingstuffs, provided the competent authority does not consider that the practice presents a risk to animal or public health.

3.

The competent authority may lay down a longer period than specified in point 2 during which grazing is prohibited on animal or public health grounds.

4.

The competent authority shall ensure that codes of good agricultural practice are drafted and made available for use by those applying organic fertilisers and soil improvers to land, taking account of local circumstances.


2.2.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 29/35


COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 182/2006

of 1 February 2006

on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the delivery obligations at zero duty of products of CN code 1701, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.

(2)

Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the zero duty tariff quotas for products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.

(3)

Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 opens tariff quotas at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne for products of CN code 1701 11 10 for imports originating in Brazil, Cuba and other third countries.

(4)

In the week of 23 to 27 January 2006 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding a country's delivery obligation quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar determined pursuant to Article 9 of that Regulation.

(5)

In the week 23 to 27 January 2006 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding the contingent stipulated in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for special preferential sugar.

(6)

In these circumstances the Commission must set reduction coefficients to be used so that licences are issued for quantities scaled down in proportion to the total available and must indicate that the limit in question has been reached,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the case of import licence applications presented from 23 to 27 January 2006 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development


(1)  OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 987/2005 (OJ L 167, 29.6.2005, p. 12).

(2)  OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 568/2005 (OJ L 97, 15.4.2005, p. 9).


ANNEX

ACP–INDIA preferential sugar

Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003

2005/06 marketing year

Country

Week of 23.1.2006-27.1.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be granted

Limit

Barbados

100

 

Belize

100

 

Congo

0

reached

Fiji

100

 

Guyana

100

 

India

92,9965

reached

Côte d'Ivoire

100

 

Jamaica

100

 

Kenya

100

 

Madagascar

100

 

Malawi

100

 

Mauritius

100

 

Mozambique

0

reached

Saint Kitts and Nevis

100

 

Swaziland

100

 

Tanzania

0

reached

Trinidad and Tobago

100

 

Zambia

100

 

Zimbabwe

0

reached


Special preferential sugar

Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003

2005/06 marketing year

Country

Week of 23.1.2006-27.1.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be granted

Limit

India

100

reached

ACP

0

reached


CXL concessions sugar

Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003

2005/06 marketing year

Country

Week of 23.1.2006-27.1.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be granted

Limit

Brazil

0

reached

Cuba

100

 

Other third countries

0

reached


II Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Council

2.2.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 29/37


COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 January 2006

amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field

(2006/53/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),

Whereas:

(1)

Avian influenza, previously called ‘avian plague’, is a very severe infection of birds that causes a very serious risk for animal health. The influenza virus of avian origin may, in certain conditions, also pose a risk for human health.

(2)

Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (3) provides for the possibility of a financial contribution from the Community to the Member States for the eradication of certain animal diseases. This Decision envisages the possibility of granting such contribution for the eradication of avian influenza caused by the so-called ‘highly pathogenic’ strains of virus.

(3)

During recent avian influenza epidemics, outbreaks of disease caused by low pathogenic avian influenza viruses subsequently mutated into highly pathogenic viruses causing devastating consequences and risks for public health. Once mutation has occurred, the virus is extremely difficult to control. Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza (4), establishes compulsory surveillance and control measures also in relation with the low pathogenic viruses, so that outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza may be prevented.

(4)

In the light of the adoption of Directive 2005/94/EC it is appropriate to modify Decision 90/424/EEC so that Community financial assistance may also be granted for those eradication measures carried out by the Member States to combat avian influenza virus strains of low pathogenicity that may mutate into highly pathogenic strains,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 90/424/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1.

Article 3 shall be amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1, the sixth indent shall be deleted;

(b)

in paragraph 2, the first indent shall be replaced by the following:

‘—

the slaughter of animals of susceptible species which are affected or contaminated or suspected of being affected or contaminated, and their destruction,’;

(c)

paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘4.   If, in view of the development of the situation in the Community, it proves necessary to continue the measures provided for in paragraph 2 and Article 3a, a new decision concerning the financial contribution by the Community, which might exceed the figure of 50 % laid down in the first indent of paragraph 5, may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41. When this decision is adopted, any measures which the Member State concerned must take in order to ensure the success of the action may be laid down, and in particular measures other than those mentioned in paragraph 2.’;

2.

the following Article shall be inserted:

‘Article 3a

1.   This Article and Article 3(3) and (4) shall apply in the event of the occurrence of avian influenza in the territory of a Member State.

2.   The Member State concerned shall obtain a financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of avian influenza if the minimum control measures provided for in Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza (5) have been fully and efficiently implemented in compliance with relevant Community legislation and, in the case of killing of animals of susceptible species which are affected or contaminated or suspected of being affected or contaminated, livestock owners have been compensated swiftly and adequately.

3.   The financial contribution by the Community, divided if necessary into several tranches, shall be:

50 % of the costs incurred by the Member State in compensating livestock owners for the killing of poultry or other captive birds;

50 % of the costs incurred by the Member State for, the destruction of animals, the destruction of animal products, the cleaning and disinfection of holdings and equipment, the destruction of the contaminated feedingstuffs and for the destruction of contaminated equipment, where such equipment cannot be disinfected;

where emergency vaccination is decided upon in accordance with Article 54 of Directive 2005/94/EC, 100 % of the cost of supply of the vaccine and 50 % of the costs incurred in carrying out that vaccination.

3.

in Articles 6(1), 7(1) and 8(1) the reference ‘3a(1)’ shall be inserted after the reference ‘3(1)’.

4.

in the Annex, the following indent shall be added to Group 1:

‘—

avian influenza’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 January 2006.

For the Council

The President

J. PRÖLL


(1)  Opinion delivered on 1 December 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)  Opinion delivered on 28 September 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31).

(4)  OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.

(5)  OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.’;