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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1407/96 of 19 July 1996 fixing for the 1996/97 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for peaches and the amount of production aid for peaches in syrup and/or natural fruit juice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/95 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 5 (5) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2202/90 (4), lays down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of, firstly, the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year, secondly, the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetables sector, and thirdly, the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses, including supply of the processing industry;

Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers and the difference between the cost of the raw material in the Community and in the major competing third countries;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1996/97 marketing year:

(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 to be paid to producers for peaches,

and

(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the same Regulation for peaches in syrup and/or natural fruit juice,

shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid.

Article 3

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

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

Done at Brussels, 19 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 233, 30. 9. 1995, p. 69.

(3) OJ No L 119, 11. 5. 1990, p. 74.

(4) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 4.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1350/96 of 11 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 415/96 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, premiums are granted solely on leaf tobacco from specified production areas;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 259/96 (4), such production areas are to be reviewed each year and adapted, where necessary, to quantitative and qualitative developments on the market;

Whereas such production areas are recognized on the basis of traditional tobacco-producing areas; whereas the Member States concerned may, with a view to sound management of production of a particular group of varieties and within their guarantee thresholds, apply for such traditional production areas to be included on the list of recognized production areas;

Whereas, following an application from Germany and in view of the fact that the three areas concerned are traditional production areas, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 listing the recognized production areas should be amended;

Whereas, in the wake of Austria's accession, the production areas and the moisture content for dark air-cured tobacco produced in Austria should be determined; whereas Annexes I and III to Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 should therefore be amended;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Part III (Dark air-cured) of Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.

2. Point III of Annex III is replaced by the following:

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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 the 1996 harvest.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70.

(2) OJ No L 59, 8. 3. 1996, p. 3.

(3) OJ No L 351, 2. 12. 1992, p. 17.

(4) OJ No L 34, 13. 2. 1996, p. 14.

ANNEX

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RECOGNIZED PRODUCTION AREAS

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1482/96 of 26 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 on detailed rules for determining and applying in the agricultural conversion rates

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,

Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 provides the possibility of derogation from that Regulation's provisions where urgent decisions are required in the event of a risk of failure to respect obligations under the GATT Agreement and budgetary discipline;

Whereas Article 8 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2853/94 (4), specifies cases of appreciable revaluation as those where there is a risk of an appreciable reduction in the agricultural conversion rate; whereas an appreciable reduction in an agricultural conversion rate is defined at point (e) of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92;

Whereas cases may arise where the terms of this definition are not met but which, owing to the short-term budget impact of application of Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 and the need to respect obligations under the GATT Agreement, should be defined as appreciable revaluations for the purposes of Article 9 thereof;

Whereas the definition given in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 should therefore be adjusted accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 is hereby replaced by:

'3. Agricultural conversion rate reductions leading to application of Articles 7 or 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 shall be considered appreciable revaluations for the purposes of Article 9 of that Regulation.

All cases to which Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 applies shall also be considered cases of appreciable revaluation for the purposes of the said Article 9.`

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 26 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.

(4) OJ No L 299, 12. 2. 1995, p. 1.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1512/96 of 29 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1357/96 (2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 835/96 (4), provided exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom; in particular by enabling producers to be paid ECU 1 per kilogram liveweight for animals slaughtered under the scheme set out in the Regulation provided also for the possibility of paying deadweight; whereas experience has shown that the coefficient of 2 by which the deadweight is to be multiplied leads to distortion between the payments made in respect of cows and those in respect of other animals eligible under the scheme; whereas different coefficients should therefore be used;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The third subparagraph of Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 716/96 shall be replaced by the following:

'However, where it is necessary to weigh the animal concerned after slaughter, in order to calculate what the liveweight would have been, the deadweight after bleeding and removal of the hide, head, feet and viscera shall be multiplied by a coefficient of

- 2 in the case of cows, and

- 1,70 in the case of all other animals.`

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 on animals purchased from the first Monday following the day of publication.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ No L 175, 13. 7. 1996, p. 9.

(3) OJ No L 99, 20. 4. 1996, p. 14.

(4) OJ No L 112, 7. 5. 1996, p. 17.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1535/96 of 25 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3059/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas production in the Community of ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4 % of carbon will remain in the course of 1996 unable to meet the requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of this product will depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the product in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms;

Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 3059/95 (1), the Council opened, for 1996, Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products; whereas the volume of the quota for ferro-chromium (Order No 09.2711) should be increased,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Regulation (EC) No 3059/95 the table shown in the Annex shall be replaced, for Order No 09.2711, by the table shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 January 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1996.

For the Council

The President

H. COVENEY

(1) OJ No L 326, 30. 12. 1995, p. 19. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/96 (OJ No L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 144).

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1591/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the basic price and the standard quality for pig carcases for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),

Whereas, when the basic price for slaughtered pigs is fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are in particular to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices;

Whereas the basic price must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for a standard quality defined by reference to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, the basic price for slaughtered pigs of the standard quality shall be ECU 1 509,39 per tonne.

Article 2

The standard quality shall be defined in terms of carcase weight and lean meat content, determined in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, as follows:

(a) carcases weighing 60 to less than 120 kg: grade E;

(b) carcases weighing 120 to 180 kg: grade R.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 July 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 1996.

For the Council

The President

H. COVENEY

(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105) and by the 1994 Act of Accession.

(2) OJ No C 125, 27. 4. 1996, p. 37.

(3) OJ No C 166, 10. 6. 1996.

(4) OJ No C 204, 15. 7. 1996, p. 57.

(5) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 5).
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1578/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the monthly price increases for paddy rice for the 1996/97 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),

Whereas, when the amounts of the monthly increases are fixed, account should be taken on the one hand of the storage costs and the financing charges for storing rice in the Community and on the other hand of the need to ensure that the disposal of stocks of rice is in line with market requirements,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1996/97 marketing year, the monthly increases provided for in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be ECU 2,28 per tonne for the intervention price.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 September 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 1996.

For the Council

The President

H. COVENEY

(1) OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ No C 125, 27. 4. 1996, p. 7.

(3) OJ No C 166, 10. 6. 1996.

(4) OJ No C 204, 15. 7. 1996, p. 57.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1773/96 of 12 September 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1800/95 (4), lays down the conditions for taking over cereals into intervention;

Whereas implementation from the 1993/94 marketing year on the reform of the common agricultural policy in the cereals sector may lead to difficulties for producers of certain cereals in certain areas of the Community; whereas, to lessen the impact of these mechanisms on the income of the said producers, provision should be made for exemptions from certain provisions relating to quality once again in the 1996/97 marketing year, as was done in 1995/96;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The text of Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 is replaced by the following:

'4. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, and for the 1996/97 marketing year:

- at the request of the Member State, a decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, to fix the maximum moisture content at 15 % for cereals offered for intervention with the exception of maize and sorghum,

- Greece is hereby authorized to accept into intervention consignments of durum wheat 14 % of which comprise cereal of less than standard quality in which the grain impurities reach a maximum of 7 %, with 5 % at most being other cereals,

- the reduction provided for in the case of barley of a specific weight less than 64 kg/hl referred to in Annex II, Table III shall not apply.`

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 with effect from 1 July 1995.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 September 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.

(2) OJ No L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.

(3) OJ No L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 18.

(4) OJ No L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 24.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1875/96 of 27 September 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 laying down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17 (14) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1315/96 (4), lays down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products; whereas Article 9a of that Regulation lays down that export licences for cheese for export to the United States as part of the additional quota under the Agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations may be issued under a special procedure permitting the designation of preferential importers in the United States; whereas experience has revealed the need for certain technical amendments in order to ensure the smooth operation of that procedure;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 9a (2) (a) and (b), the year '1995` is replaced by '1996`.

2. Article 9a (6) is replaced by the following:

'6. Before the end of the year for which provisional licences are issued, the trader shall apply for the full licence, even in the case of part quantities, which shall be issued forthwith. The following words shall be entered in section 20 of the application for the full licence and in the licence itself:

"For export to the United States of America: Article 9a of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95."

Notwithstanding Article 4, full licences shall only be valid for the year in question.`

3. Article 11 is replaced by the following:

'Article 11

Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall apply only to licences issued pursuant to Articles 6 (3) and 9a.`

Article 2

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

It shall apply only to the licences referred to in Article 9a of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 for exports from 1 January 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.

(3) OJ No L 144, 28. 6. 1995, p. 22.

(4) OJ No L 170, 9. 7. 1996, p. 20.