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Commission Regulation (EC) No 371/2001

of 23 February 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender and derogating from or amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 of 14 December 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender and derogating from or amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 283/2001(3), introduces a number of amendments to and derogations from Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000(4) to address the exceptional situation on the market resulting from recent events relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

(2) In view of this exceptional market situation and to improve the effectiveness of the intervention measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000, the list of categories eligible for intervention should be supplemented to include category C for Austria. That Regulation should be amended accordingly.

(3) In view of the way the situation is developing, this Regulation should enter into force immediately.

(4) 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

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 is replaced by the following: "Article 2

Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000, the additional products which may be bought into intervention shall be as follows:

- category A, class O2 and class O3,

- Austria: category C, class U3, class R3 and class O3,

- Ireland: category C, class O4,

- United Kingdom-Northern Ireland: category C, class O4."

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, 23 February 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.

(2) OJ L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 45.

(3) OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 22.

(4) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1098/2001

of 5 June 2001

amending Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons 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 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organisations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Under Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2760/1999(4), implementation of the annual distribution plan, as defined in Article 2(1) of that Regulation, runs from 1 October to 30 September of the following year. In the light of experience, and to take account of the particular requirements of distribution to the beneficiaries of the measure, the most deprived persons in the Community, distribution to charitable organisations should be allowed to continue until 31 October of the year of implementation. This will also make it possible to reduce the interim stage between the implementation of two successive plans.

(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 is replaced by the following: "1. Implementation of the plan shall run from 1 October to 30 September of the following year. However, distribution to charitable organisations may continue until 31 October of the year of implementation."

Article 2

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, 5 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 352, 15.12.1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 260, 31.10.1995, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 313, 30.10.1992, p. 50.

(4) OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 55.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001

of 8 October 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organisation of the market in rice

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(1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament(2),

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),

Whereas:

(1) The final subparagraph of Article 6(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(4) lays down that compensatory payments are to be paid between 16 October and 31 December following the beginning of the current marketing year.

(2) Article 8(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(5) lays down that payments are to be made between 16 November and 31 January.

(3) Article 6(10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes(6) provides for a single application for area aid.

(4) Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 lays down that the integrated control system covers all aid applications submitted. In order to simplify the administration of payments by the Member States, the payment periods for area aid should be aligned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the final subparagraph of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the dates "16 October" and "31 December" shall be replaced by "16 November" and "31 January" respectively.

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 January 2001.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 8 October 2001.

For the Council

The President

L. Onkelinx

(1) OJ C 213 E, 31.7.2001, p. 248.

(2) Opinion delivered on 2 October 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) Opinion delivered on 12 September 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(4) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000 (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 3).

(5) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1672/2000 (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 13).

(6) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1593/2000 (OJ L 182, 21.7.2000, p. 11).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 292/2001

of 12 February 2001

concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2559/2000(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.

(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.

(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000(4), for a period of three months by the holder.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.

Article 2

Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 12 February 2001.

For the Commission

Frederik Bolkestein

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 17.

ANNEX

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 544/2001

of 20 March 2001

laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards additional financial assistance to operational funds

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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 48 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 15(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides for Member States to be authorised to pay producer organisations national financial assistance in addition to the operational fund. Member States may request partial reimbursement by the Community of this additional assistance.

(2) The way that aid is to be financed, as set out in Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, was amended with effect on 1 January 2000 by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations(3). That aid is to be regarded in future as intervention intended to stabilise the agricultural market within the meaning of Article 1(2)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(4).

(3) Under the circumstances, detailed rules should be laid down to bring the way of financing into line with this new situation. The provisions should relate in particular to setting the level of Community assistance available at a comparative level to that previously available via the Community support framework.

(4) As the provision of Article 56 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 has been applied as from 1 January 2000, it is appropriate to apply the provisions of this Regulation to assistance paid for annual periods starting from said date.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Expenditure referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 15(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 is financed by EAGGF Guarantee at a level of 50 % of the financial assistance granted to the producer organisation.

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 to aid paid in respect of annual periods commencing after 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.

(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.

(4) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1112/2001

of 6 June 2001

concerning derogations from the provisions of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 in respect of insurance services statistics

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics(1), as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 410/98(2), and in particular point x of Article 12 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 established a common framework for the production of Community statistics on the structure, activity, performance and competitiveness of the insurance sector in the Community.

(2) Article 11 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 provides that derogations from the provisions of the Annexes to that Regulation may be accepted during a transitional period.

(3) Member States have asked for derogations from certain provisions of Annex 5 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97, in respect of insurance services statistics, for the period from 2000 to 2002. Since the data collection systems of Member States require further adaptations, it is necessary to grant those derogations.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programming Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Derogations from the characteristics contained in List B, set out in Section 4, paragraph 4, of Annex 5 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 are granted for the reference years 2000 to 2002 as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 6 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 52, 21.2.1998, p. 1.

ANNEX

BELGIUM

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DENMARK

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GERMANY

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GREECE

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SPAIN

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FRANCE

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IRELAND

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ITALY

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LUXEMBOURG

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NETHERLANDS

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AUSTRIA

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PORTUGAL

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FINLAND

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SWEDEN

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UNITED KINGDOM

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 653/2001

of 30 March 2001

fixing the maximum amount of compensatory aid resulting from the exchange rate for the pound sterling applicable on 31 December 2000 and 1 January 2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 states that compensatory payments may be made in cases where the exchange rate applicable on the date of the operative event is below that previously applicable. However, that provision is not applicable to amounts to which a rate lower than the new rate was applicable during the 24 months immediately before the new rate took effect.

(2) The exchange rate for the pound sterling applicable on the operative event dates of 31 December 2000 and 1 January 2001 was lower than those previously applicable.

(3) The compensatory aid is to be paid under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2452/2000(3).

(4) The amounts of the compensatory aid are established in accordance with Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 and with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum amounts of the first tranche of compensatory aid which the United Kingdom may pay as a result of the reduction recorded on the operative event dates of 31 December 2000 and 1 January 2001 in the exchange rate for the pound sterling compared to the rate previously applicable are listed 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.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36.

(3) OJ L 282, 8.11.2000, p. 9.

ANNEX

Maximum amounts of the first tranche of compensatory aid expressed in million euro

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 563/2002 of 2 April 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 86 of 3 April 2002)

On page 5, Article 1(2) is replaced by the following: "2. Section 1 of Annex 1 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation".
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/2002 of 11 June 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 with regard to supplementary aid in the beef and veal sector for the smaller Aegean islands

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 152 of 12 June 2002)

In the Contents, and in the title on page 14:

for: "... Regulation (EC) No 996/2002 ...",

read: "... Regulation (EC) No 997/2002 ...".
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/2002 of 8 July 2002 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 179 of 9 July 2002)

On page 8, recital (5):

for:

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

read:

The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002 of 28 June 2002 laying down detailed rules for exports of certain fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products to Estonia and amending Regulations (EC) Nos 1961/2001 and 1429/95

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 170 of 29 June 2002)

On page 69 in recital 2:

for: "Council Regulation (EC) No 1148/2002 ...",

read: "Council Regulation (EC) No 1151/2002 ...";

and in footnote 7:

for: "See page 11 of this Official Journal.",

read: "See page 15 of this Official Journal.";

on page 70 in Article 2(1)(b), in the 11 indents:

for: "... 1148/2002",

read: "... 1176/2002";

and in the fifth indent, delete the word "Council".
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1570/2002 of 30 August 2002 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 234 of 31 August 2002)

On page 38, in the Annex, in the destination group B03, "Hungary" is deleted.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2386/2002 of 30 December 2002 fixing the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 358 of 31 December 2002)

On page 129 in the Annex:

for:

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read:

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Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2002 of 16 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 348 of 21 December 2002)

On page 48, against Order No 09.2985, in the column headed "Quota period":

for:

1.1 to 31.12.2003,

read:

1.1 to 30.6.2003.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2378/2002 of 27 December 2002 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 358 of 31 December 2002)

On page 102, in Article 7:

for:

... Article 3 ...,

read:

... Article 5 ....
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/17

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2370/2002 of 20 December 2002 establishing an emergency Community measure for scrapping fishing vessels

( Official Journal of the European Communities L 358 of 31 December 2002 )

On page 58, in Article 6, paragraph 1:

for:

‘1. Member States shall submit their applications for the payment of the expenditure by 30 June 2004.’,

read:

‘1. Member States shall submit their applications for the reimbursement of the expenditure by 30 June 2004.’.

On page 58, in Article 7:

for:

‘For the period 2004 to 2006 the necessary funds for financing the emergency Community measure for scrapping fishing vessels ... ’,

read:

‘For the period 2004 to 2006 the necessary financial resources for financing the emergency Community measure for scrapping fishing vessels ... ’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/16

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 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 catch limitations are required

( Official Journal of the European Communities L 356 of 31 December 2002 )

On page 73, in Annex III, concerning ‘Sandeel’:

for:

‘IIa (1), North Sea (1)’,

read:

‘IIa (1), Skagerrak, Kattegat, North Sea (1)’.

On page 84, in Annex V, point 6(d), (e) and (f):

for:

‘..., the by-catches should not exceed ... ’,

read:

‘..., the by-catches shall not exceed ... ’.

On page 110, in Annex XVI, in the second line of the table (Ammodytes spp.):

— in the first column: for : ‘SAN/24.’, read : ‘SAN/23A4.’.