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Council Regulation (EC) No 2677/2000

of 4 December 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Estonia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) By virtue of Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000(1), the Council established with effect from 1 July 2000 certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and provided for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part(2).

(2) Annex A(b) to that Regulation sets out the concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Estonia.

(3) It is necessary to lay down the management rules for tariff quotas which are allocated following the chronological order of dates of customs declarations, and to insert the order numbers for these quotas. Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly and Annex A(b) should be replaced.

(4) 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(3) has codified the management rules for tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of customs declarations,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the following Article shall be inserted:

"Article 1a

Tariff quotas with an order number above 09.5100 shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(4)."

2. Annex A(b) shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 July 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2000.

For the Council

The President

H. Védrine

(1) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 68, 9.3.1998, p. 2.

(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000 (OJ L 188, 26.7.2000, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

ANNEX

"ANNEX A(b)

Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Estonia shall be subject to the concessions set out below

(MFN = Most Favoured Nation duty)

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2689/2000

of 8 December 2000

prohibiting fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2517/2000(4), lays down quotas for mackerel for 2000.

(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.

(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES Zones IIa (EC Waters), Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd (EC Waters) and North Sea by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000. Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock from 24 November 2000. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES Zone IIa (EC Waters), Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd (EC Waters) and North Sea by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 2000.

Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES Zones IIa (EC Waters), Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd (EC Waters) and North Sea by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 24 November 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 290, 17.11.2000, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2712/2000

of 12 December 2000

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2123/89 establishing the list of representative markets for pigmeat in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/2000(2), and in particular Article 4(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2123/89(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1285/98(4), established the list of representative markets for pigmeat in the Community.

(2) In Ireland a change to the representative markets has taken place. The list of representative markets for pigmeat in the Community listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2123/89 should consequently be amended.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Point 7 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2123/89 is replaced by the following:

"7. The following group of markets: Rooskey, Waterford and Mitchelstown."

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 203, 15.7.1989, p. 23.

(4) OJ L 178, 23.6.1998, p. 5.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.12.2000 L321/52
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2778/2000
of 18 December 2000
adopting further exceptional support measures for the beef market in Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999
of17May1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinbeef and veal(
1), and in particular Article 38(2),
Whereas:
(1)In order to improve the market situation for beef in a
specificMemberState,Article3(3)ofCommissionRegu-lation (EC) No 2777/2000 of 18 December 2000adopting exceptional support measures for the beefmarket(
2) provides for the possibility to extend the
purchase for destruction scheme to cover equallyanimals having been negatively tested. As the marketsituation in Germany is particularly difficult and as theGermanauthoritieshaveinformedtheCommissionthattheyhavedecidedthatallanimalsabove30monthsinGermany should be subject of testing for BSE atslaughter,itshouldbeprovidedthatsuchanimalsshallbefullyeligibleundertheschemelaiddowninthesaidRegulation.(2)It is appropriate to provide for a period of applicationequal to the one fixed for Regulation (EC) No 2777/2000.
(3)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The purchase scheme provided for in Regulation (EC) No
2777/2000shallalsoapplytoanimalsinGermanywhichafterslaughter have been tested negatively by a test referred to inArticle 2 of the said Regulation.
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingthat
ofitspublicationinthe Official Journal of the European Communi-
ties.
Itshallbeapplicablefrom1January2001until30June2001
at the latest.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) See page 47 of this Official Journal.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/2000

of 20 December 2000

amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2000(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 1(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to meet the expectations of certain agricultural producers, for whom ornamental plants and flowers are one of the main sources of income, such products should be included in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. Since they are agricultural products it is possible that such producers may lodge applications for their registration under Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 given the link that they may have with certain geographical regions.

(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee on Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the following product is added:

"- Ornamental plants and flowers."

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 174, 13.7.2000, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2751/2000

of 15 December 2000

prohibiting fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Ireland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2579/2000(4), lays down quotas for mackerel for 2000.

(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.

(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (non-Community waters), Vb (Community waters), VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000. Ireland has prohibited fishing for this stock from 28 November 2000. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (non-Community waters), Vb (Community waters), VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000.

Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (non-Community waters), Vb (Community waters), VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 28 November 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 3.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.12.2000 L328/48
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2847/2000
of 22 December 2000
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No2190/96of
14November1996ondetailedrulesforimplementingCouncilRegulation(EC)No2200/96asregardsexportrefundsonfruitand vegetables(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
298/2000(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)CommissionRegulation(EC)No2432/2000(3)fixesthe
indicative quantities for system B export licences otherthan those sought in the context of food aid.
(2)InthelightoftheinformationavailabletotheCommis-sion today, there is a risk that the indicative quantitieslaid down for the current export period for tomatoeswillshortlybeexceeded.Thisoverrunwillprejudicetheproperworkingoftheexportrefundschemeinthefruit
and vegetables sector.
(3)To avoid this situation, applications for system Blicencesfortomatoesexportedafter22December2000should be rejected until the end of the current exportperiod,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B export licences for tomatoes
submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2432/2000, export declarations for which are accepted after 22December 2000 and before 17 January 2001 are herebyrejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 34, 9.2.2000, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 279, 1.11.2000, p. 30.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23.12.2000 L 328/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2837/2000
of 22 December 2000
establishing the quantity of certain poultrymeat and eggs sector products available for the first
quarter of 2001 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1866/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1866/95 of
26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application inthe poultrymeat and eggs sector of the arrangements providedfor in the free trade agreements between the Community, ofthe one part and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the otherpart (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2807/2000 (2),
and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure distribution of the quantities available,
the quantities carried forward from the period 1 Octoberto 31 December 2000 should be added to the quantitiesavailable for the period 1 January to 31 March 2001.(2) In order to take into account the new provisions ofRegulation (EC) No 2807/2000, it is advisable to deter-mine the quantities available for the new groups as wellas those for the period 1 January to 30 June 2001,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantities available for the period 1 January to 31 March
2001 and from 1 January to 30 June 2001 pursuant to Regula-tion (EC) No 1866/95 are set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 179, 29.7.1995, p. 26.
(2) OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 10.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23.12.2000 L 328/32
ANNEX
to Commission Regulation of 22 December 2000 establishing the quantity of certain poultrymeat and eggs
sector products available for the first quarter of 2001 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1866/95
(t)
Group NoTotal quantity available
for the period
1 January to 31 March 2001
50 468,75
55 75,00
70 468,75
75 93,75
78 75,00
(t)
Group NoTotal quantity available
for the period
1 January to 30 June 2001
60 500,00
65 100,00
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.2000 L336/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2896/2000
of 29 December 2000
altering the corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92of30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Thecorrectiveamountapplicabletotherefundonmalt
was fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2637/2000(
3).
(2)Onthebasisoftoday'scifpricesandcifforwarddeliveryprices, taking foreseeable developments on the marketinto account, the corrective amount at present applic-
able to the refund on malt should be altered,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The corrective amount referred to in Article 13(4) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to the exportrefundsfixedinadvanceinrespectoftheproductsreferredtois hereby altered to the amount set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 29 December 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 302, 1.12.2000, p. 49.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.2000 L336/29
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 29 December 2000 altering the corrective amount applicable to the refund on
malt
(EUR/t)
Productcode DestinationCurrent
11stperiod
22ndperiod
33rdperiod
44thperiod
55thperiod
6
110710119000 A00000000
110710199000 A000–1,27–2,54–3,81–5,08 –6,35
110710919000 A00000000
110710999000 A000–1,27–2,54–3,81–5,08 –6,35
110720009000 A000–1,49–2,98–4,47–5,96–7,45
(EUR/t)
Productcode Destination6thperiod
77thperiod
88thperiod
99thperiod
1010thperiod
1111thperiod
12
110710119000 A00000000
110710199000 A00–7,62–8,89–10,16–11,43–12,70 –13,97
110710919000 A00000000
110710999000 A00–7,62–8,89–10,16–11,43–12,70 –13,97
110720009000 A00–8,94–10,43–11,92–13,41–14,90–16,39
NB:Theproductcodesandthe‘A’seriesdestinationcodesaresetoutinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJ
L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.
ThenumericdestinationcodesaresetoutinCommissionRegulation(EC)No2543/1999(OJL307,2.12.1999,p.
46).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2900/2000

of 21 December 2000

fixing the amount of private storage aid for certain fishery products in the 2001 fishing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1), and in particular Article 25(6) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2813/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down the detailed rules for the grant of private storage aid for certain fishery products(2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The aid must not exceed the sum of recorded technical and financial costs.

(2) Based on the data on the technical and financial costs of storage operations recorded by the Commission in the preceding fishing year, the amount of aid for 2001 should be fixed as indicated below.

(3) To discourage long-term storage, to shorten payment times and to reduce the burden of controls, private storage aid should be paid in one instalment only.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Fishery Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2001 fishing year the amount of private storage aid for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as follows:

- first month: 175 EUR/t

- second month: 0 EUR/t

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 30.