The ECB shall, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community (herein- after referred to as the `Treaty` ) and under the conditions laid down in the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (herein- after referred to as the `Statute` ), make regulations to the extent necessary to implement the tasks of the ESCB as defined in the Statute and in some cases laid down in the provisions adopted by the Council referred to in Article 107(6) of the Treaty.

The Contracting Parties agree that, without prejudice to the implementation of the first subparagraph of Article 22 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, the products listed in Article 15 of the Agreement and set out in Annex III to that Regulation shall be admitted into the Community during the period for which the reductions in duty are applicable free of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect,

Wherever a Member State lays down by law, regulation or administrative action a provision in implementation of Community legislation concerning the prudential supervision of an operative credit institution which uses the term or refers to the concept of own funds, it shall bring this term or concept into line with the definition given in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 and Articles 35 to 38.

Whereas the Joint Declaration on Article 139 in the Final Act of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and the Joint Declaration in the Final Act of the Accession Agreement with Greece provide that ‘the Convention shall not be brought into force until the preconditions for its implementation have been fulfilled in the Signatory States and checks at the external borders are effective’;

The main criteria and risk factors to be considered for the application of the measures provided for in Article 5(l)(a) in contact holdings are laid down in Annex V. These criteria and risk factors may subsequently be amended or supplemented to take account of scientific developments and experiences, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2).

The Contracting Parties agree that, without prejudice to the implementation of the first subparagraph of Article 22 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, the products listed in Article 17 of the Agreement and set out in Annex III to that Regulation shall be admitted into the Community during the period for which the reductions in duty are applicable free of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect.

Article 145 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/ 93 of 2 July 1993 (4) laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/ 92 establishing the Community Customs Code foresees, for the determination of the customs value, an apportioning of the price actually paid or payable in situations where goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation.

Whereas the Joint Declaration on Article 139 in the Final Act of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and the Joint Declaration in the Final Act of the Accession Agreement with Greece provide that `the Convention shall not be brought into force until the preconditions for its implementation have been fulfilled in the Signatory States and checks at the external borders are effective` ;

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (7), and it is appropriate therefore that those measures be adopted under the management procedure laid down in Article 4 of the said Decision.

These rights and obligations with regard to intellectual property are laid down in the rules for the dissemination of research results adopted pursuant to Article 167 of the Treaty establishing the European Community fn and the contract concluded with the Community for the implementation of the indirect action, such rights and obligations being in compliance with paragraph 1.

Whereas, by reason of the accession of Spain and Portugal and in accordance with Article 396 of the Act of Accession, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1119/79 of 6 June 1979 laying down special provisions for the implementation of the system of import licences for seeds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3478/80 (2), should be adapted;

Without prejudice to Article 8(3), the provisions referred to in Article 1 shall be put into effect, between the United Kingdom and the Member States and other States for which these provisions have already been put into effect when the preconditions for the implementation of those provisions have been fulfilled in all of these Member States and other States, by a decision taken by the Council.

It shall, in particular, be responsible for the security measures referred to in Article 25 in respect of the data-processing equipment used within the territory of the Member State in question, for the review in accordance with Article 21 and, in so far as required under the laws, regulations, administrative provisions and procedures of that Member State, for the proper implementation of this Convention in other respects.

(2) Article 2(1) of that Convention determines its provisions which constitute a development of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement of 18 May 1999 concluded by the Council of the European Union with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters' association with the application, implementation and development of the Schengen acquis fn.

Without prejudice to the concessions granted under Article 13, the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not restrict in any way the pursuit of the respective agricultural policies of Croatia and the Community or the taking of any measures under those policies in so far as the import regime in the Annexes III, IV(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and V(a) and (b) is not affected.

Any legal entity established in a third country other than those covered by paragraph 2 may take part in RTD activities other than those covered by paragraph 1, over and above the minimum number of participants fixed in accordance with Article 5, if such participation is provided for under an RTD activity or if it is necessary for carrying out the indirect action.

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for implementation of national plans for accelerated eradication adopted in accordance with Article 9 (2) of Directive 77/391/EEC, on the date laid down by the Commission in its Decision approving the plans, and for plans approved during 1978, not later than 31 December 1978.

For the purposes of applying this Regulation and without prejudice to Article 15, the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters(14), and in particular those on confidentiality, shall apply mutatis mutandis.

The area payment shall be granted for the area which is down to arable crops or subject to set-aside in accordance with Article 107 of this Regulation and which does not exceed the total number of hectares of the regional base area or areas as fixed in Annex VI of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(34), taking into account the application of Regulation (EC) No 1017/94.

Before the general meeting referred to in paragraph 6, one or more independent experts appointed or approved, in accordance with the national provisions adopted in implementation of Article 10 of Directive 78/855/EEC, by a judicial or administrative authority in the Member State to which the SE being converted into a public limited-liability company is subject shall certify that the company has assets at least equivalent to its capital.

The Commission reserves the right to request additional information on these results from the Săo Tomé and Príncipe Ministry responsible for fisheries and, following consultation with the Săo Tomé and Príncipe authorities within the framework of meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 8 of the Agreement, to review the payments concerned in the light of the actual implementation of the measures.

For the purposes of implementing Article 5, the designated waters shall be deemed to conform to the provisions of this Directive if samples of such waters, taken at the minimum frequency specified in Annex I at the same sampling point and over a period of 12 months, show that they conform to both the values set by the Member States in accordance with Article 3 and to the comments contained in columns G and I of Annex I, in the case of:

The Commission reserves the right to request additional information on these results from the Săo Tomé and Príncipe Ministry responsible for fisheries and, following consultation with the Săo Tomé and Príncipe authorities within the framework of meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 8 of the Agreement, to review the payments concerned in the light of the actual implementation of the measures.

The responsible official body shall accredit laboratories once it has verified that these laboratories, their methods and their establishments meet the requirements of this Directive to be specified according to the procedure laid down in Article 21, with regard to the testing activities they carry out. Accreditation must be renewed if a laboratory decides to carry out activities other than those for which it has received accreditation.

(4) Article 41 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001 of 30 August 2001 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein fn, contains provisions for the implementation by the Member States of the restrictions established by the Commission.

(6) Article 41 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001 of 30 August 2001, laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein( fn ), contains provisions for the implementation by the Member States of the restrictions established by the Commission.

Decision 2/2002 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 7 October 2002 on the implementation of Articles 28, 29 and 30 of Annex IV to the Cotonou Agreement ( fn ) has specified the general regulations and general conditions applicable to works, supply and service contracts financed by the EDF, as well as the rules governing procedure, conciliation and arbitration in relation to such contracts.

This Decision, which covers all packaging placed in the market in the Community and all packaging waste, as indicated in Article 2 (1) of Directive 94/62/EC, aims to establish the formats relating to the database systems on packaging and packaging waste which are to be established in order to contribute to enabling Member States and the Commission to monitor the implementation of the objectives set out in Directive 94/62/EC.

changes in requirements relating to statistics or commercial policy, in particular by virtue of Council Decision bringing into force simultanously the acts implementing the results of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (2) and Council Regulation concerning certain measures resulting from the conclusion of negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and other measures necessary for simplification purposes (3),

For the purposes of implementing Article 5, the designated waters shall be deemed to conform to the provisions of this Directive if samples of such waters, taken at the minimum frequency specified in the Annex, at the same sampling point and over a period of 12 months, show that they conform to both the values set by the Member States in accordance with Article 3 and the comments contained in columns G and I of the Annex, as regards:

The Commission shall consult the Committee when determining Community priorities, implementing measures referred to in the Annex, when dealing with matters concerning the verification of conformity to standards, monitoring the implementation of Article 5 and other matters relating to standardization in the field of information technology and telecommunications, or other fields which which these overlap.

Multiannual indicative programming based on specific objectives derived from the priorities in Article 66 and indicating modalities for the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the development cooperation and resulting operations during a reference period shall be carried out in the context of close contacts between the Community and the South African Government with the contribution of the European Investment Bank.

For the purpose of implementing the provisions of Article 2 paragraph 1 (A) (b) and (B) (b), the percentage rule must be observed by referring, for the added value acquired, to the provisions contained in Lists A and B. Where the product obtained appears in List A, the percentage rule therefore constitutes a criterion additional to that of change of tariff heading for any non-originating product used.

authorisations issued for a stay of a duration not exceeding six months by Member States not applying the provisions of Article 21 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (4);

Whereas, to allow the Member States in question as a consequence top adjust their expenditure plans for executing their pilot projects, the period laid down in Article 2a (2) of Council Decision 89/631/EEC of 27 November 1989 on a Community financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (4), should be adjusted, as should the time limit by which

Without prejudice to their provisions of criminal law, Member States shall ensure that penalties or measures aimed at ending observed breaches or the causes of such breaches may be imposed on financial holding companies and mixed-activity holding companies, or their effective managers, that infringe laws, regulation or administrative provisions enacted to implement Articles 52 to 55 and this Article.

Without prejudice to the inclusion of additional terms and conditions and pursuant to Article 5 of the memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of Canada in the field of controlled nuclear fusion, the Parties will require the inclusion, as appropriate, of the following provisions in implementing agreements concluded pursuant to this understanding.

Articles 16 and 17 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 of 31 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/ 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 784/2001 (4), lay down rules concerning the financing of the restructuring and conversion system.

the implementation of the tariff concessions set out in Annex 2 and Annex 3 to the Agreement as well as amendments and technical adaptations made necessary by amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and TARIC codes, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92( fn ) or the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organisation of the markets, or in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 2,

That surveillance should be administered in accordance with the scheme laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Common Customs Code (6) (as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2002), and the Member States should notify the information to the Commission on a weekly basis,

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market fn establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.

Each Member State may amend the references under the provisions of Articles 40(4) and (5), 41(7) and 65(2) of the Schengen Convention to "officers", "authorities" and "competent Ministries" in respect of its officers, authorities or competent Ministries, whenever, as a result of internal changes or reorganisations, the existing references are no longer accurate.

The competent authorities shall ensure that the products covered by this Regulation are used in compliance with the relevant Community rules, in particular Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/ 2002 (2).

Whereas, as a result of delays in implementing the pilot projects, provided for in Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (3), on continuous position monitoring of Community fishing vessels, whether land or satellite-based, some Member States have requested that the period in question be extended;

To take into consideration the interests of the Canary Islands, the Agreement referred to in Article 1 and, to the extent necessary for its implementation, the provisions of the common fisheries policy on the conservation and management of fishery resources shall also apply to vessels flying the flag of Spain which are registered on a permanent basis in the registers of the competent authorities at local level (registros de base) in the Canary Islands,;

The Commission shall ensure effective and regular monitoring of the actions undertaken under this framework and shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council a midterm report on the implementation of this framework by 31 December 2005. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament annually if the decision-making procedure concerning applications for actions 16, 17 and 18 exceeds the three-month period as set out in Article 12(3).

Without prejudice to Article 14 and 29, the exercise of the rights conferred by Community plant variety rights may not violate any provisions adopted on the grounds of public morality, public policy or public security, the protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants, the protection of the environment, the protection of industrial or commercial property, or the safeguarding of competition, of trade or of agricultural production.

keep track of the international situation in the areas falling within the common foreign and security policy, help define policies by drawing up "opinions" for the Council, either at the request of the Council or on its own initiative, and monitor implementation of agreed policies, all of this without prejudice to Article 207 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and to the powers of the Presidency and of the Commission;

The EURES Coordination Office shall examine the activity plans and the information sent on their implementation with a view to assessing their consistency with the guidelines and the provisions of Part II of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68. The results of this assessment shall be analysed jointly with the EURES members on an annual basis, in accordance with Article 19(1) of that Regulation, and shall be included in the Commission's two-yearly report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee required by Article 19(3) of that Regulation.

The procedures for cancelling, rescinding or shortening the length of validity of a uniform visa, as laid down by the Executive Committee pursuant to Article 131, shall be either to prevent access to the territory of the Signatory States to the Schengen Convention as granted by the issue of a uniform visa, or to shorten the length of validity of the visa or the length of the initially intended duration of the stay.