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Commission Regulation (EC) No 843/2003

of 15 May 2003

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002

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 organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except the United States of America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/2002(7).

(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.

(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.

(4) 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

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 9 to 15 May 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 May 2003.

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 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.

(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.

(6) OJ L 127, 9.5.2002, p. 11.

(7) OJ L 180, 10.7.2002, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2003

of 13 May 2003

concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995, laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2002(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working days between the day of submission of applications and the granting of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if applications for export licences exceed the quantities which may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC) No 801/2003(5) fixes refunds under the procedure provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 2000 tonnes for all destinations 064 and 066 defined in the Annex to that Regulation.

(2) For all the destinations 064 and 066, quantities applied for on 9 May 2003 are in excess of the available quantity, a percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for export licence applications submitted on 9 May 2003.

(3) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect from the day of its publication in the Official Journal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For all the destinations 064 and 066 defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 801/2003, applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund submitted under that Regulation on 9 May 2003 shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to which a percentage reduction of 3,96 % has been applied.

Article 2

For all the destinations 064 and 066 defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 801/2003, applications for export licences for rice and broken rice submitted from 10 May 2003 shall not give rise to the issue of export licences under that Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 May 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.

(3) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.

(4) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 92.

(5) OJ L 115, 9.5.2003, p. 49.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 823/2003

of 13 May 2003

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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 14 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 May 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.

(2) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 13 May 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 818/2003

of 12 May 2003

fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

Pursuant to Article 2(2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 2003.

It shall apply from 14 to 27 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 May 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.

(4) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 12 May 2003 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Period: from 14 to 27 May 2003

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 853/2003

of 16 May 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002(3).

(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.

(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

(4) 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 maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 12 to 15 May 2003 at 295,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.

(3) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.

(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 978/2003

of 5 June 2003

prohibiting fishing for tusk by vessels flying the flag of Spain

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 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(3), lays down quotas for tusk for 2003.

(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 tusk in the waters of ICES divisions V, VI and VII (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Spain has prohibited fishing for this stock from 24 May 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of tusk in the waters of ICES divisions V, VI and VII (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 2003.

Fishing for tusk in the waters of ICES divisions V, VI and VII (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain 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 Union.

It shall apply from 24 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 June 2003.

For the Commission

Jörgen Holmquist

Director-General of Fisheries

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

(2) OJ L 358, 21.12.1998, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 356, 21.12.2002, p. 12.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 984/2003

of 6 June 2003

amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector

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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The amounts of the representative prices and additional duties applicable to the import of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1153/2002(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 800/2003(6).

(2) It follows from applying the general and detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 to the information known to the Commission that the representative prices and additional duties at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 June 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.

(3) OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 16.

(4) OJ L 85, 20.3.1998, p. 5.

(5) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 27.

(6) OJ L 115, 9.5.2003, p. 47.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 6 June 2003 altering representative prices and the amounts of additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 99

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 995/2003

of 11 June 2003

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 and amending it as regards the period for the submission of applications for aid for the ageing of Madeira liqueur wine and Azores wine

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima)(1), and in particular Article 34 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 38(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards aid for the local production of crop products in the outermost regions of the European Union(2) provides that applications for aid for ageing must be submitted to the competent body during the first two months of each year.

(2) For 2003, the period for the submission of applications for aid for the ageing of wines in the Azores should be extended to enable the competent authorities to take all the necessary administrative measures as regards management and control, in particular for the aid scheme for the ageing of "verdelho" wine provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001.

(3) For the sake of sound management and in order to harmonise the provisions on the submission of aid applications, in line with the provisions of Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 on area aid applications, the competent authorities of the Member State should also lay down the periods for the submission of applications for aid for the ageing of wine.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 should be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For 2003, applications for aid for the ageing of Azores wine shall be submitted by 31 July 2003.

Article 2

Article 38(2) of Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 is hereby replaced by the following:

"2. Aid for the ageing of Madeira liqueur wine and Azores wine shall be granted to producers in those regions who submit an application to the competent body during the period laid down by the competent authorities of the Member State. That period shall be laid down so as to allow time for the necessary on-the-spot checks to be made."

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 11 June 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 26.

(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 25.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 987/2003

of 10 June 2003

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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 11 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 June 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.

(2) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 10 June 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1014/2003

of 13 June 2003

fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 121st individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.

(2) 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

The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 121st individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 June 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.

(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.

(3) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 13 June 2003 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 121st individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97

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