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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1550/95 of 29 June 1995 fixing, for the 1995 harvest, the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by group of tobacco varieties

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,

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

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

Whereas, when the premiums for raw tobacco are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the common agricultural policy aims in particular to guarantee a fair standard of living for the farming community and to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices; whereas the premiums must take account in particular of past and foreseeable possibilities of disposal of the various tobaccos under normal conditions of competition;

Whereas Article 8, second subparagraph, and 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 provide for the annual allocation of guarantee thresholds for each group of varieties among the producer Member States; whereas those thresholds should be fixed for the 1995 harvest, taking account in particular of market conditions and the socio-economic and agricultural circumstances of the production areas concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1995 harvest, the premium referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 for each group of raw tobacco varieties, and the supplementary amounts, shall be as set out in the Annex I hereto.

Article 2

For the 1995 harvest, the guarantee thresholds referred to in Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 by group of varieties and by Member State shall be as set out in Annex II hereto.

Article 3

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 Luxembourg, 29 June 1995.

For the Council The President J. BARROT

(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 711/95 (OJ No L 73, 1. 4. 1995, p. 13).

(2) OJ No C 99, 21. 4. 1995, p. 45.

(3) OJ No C 151, 19. 6. 1995.

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1594/95 of 30 June 1995 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94 with regard to the transitional adjustment of certain rules on imports to the Community of certain pigmeat products from the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in order to implement the Agricultural Agreement concluded during the Uruguay Round of negotiations

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,

Whereas in order to take account of existing import arrangements in the pigmeat sector and those resulting from the Agricultural Agreement concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, transitional measures are needed to adjust the preferential concessions in the form of partial exemption from the import duty for certain products from the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania;

Whereas concessions were granted pursuant Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 of 30 September 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreements between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the former Czech and Slovak Republic (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 341/95 (3), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1590/94 of 30 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangement provided for in the Interim Agreements between the Community, of the one part and Bulgaria and Romania, of the other part (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 341/95; whereas, since the levies are being replaced by customs duties from 1 July 1995, it is necessary to make transitional adjustments to these rules;

Whereas 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

In Regulations (EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94, the word 'levy` shall be replaced by the word 'customs duty` each time that it appears.

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 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1995.

For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1514/95 of 29 June 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 437/95 laying down detailed rules for granting a special refund for exports of poultrymeat sector products to certain third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 9 (3) and 15 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2779/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on poultrymeat and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 437/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1419/95 (5), lays down detailed rules for granting a special refund for exports of poultymeat sector products to certain third countries;

Whereas certificates issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 437/95 are submitted to the provisions on the one hand of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3652/81 of 18 December 1981 applying detailed rules of application to the scheme for certificates for the advance fixing of refunds in the poultrymeat and eggs sector (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1030/95 (7) and on the other hand of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1521/94 of 29 June 1994 limiting the period of validity of export licences both with and without advance fixing of the export refund (8); it is advisable to endorse requests made on 26 and 27 June 1995 for advance fixing certificates;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following paragraph is added to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 437/95;

'3. Notwithstanding Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3652/81, the advance fixing certificates for requests submitted on 26 and 27 June 1995 and communicated to the Commission not later than 12 noon on 28 June 1995 shall be issued on 30 June 1995.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 1995.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 1995.

For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1597/95 of 29 June 1995 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural 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 of the products referred to in this Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within the Community and producers are thus unable to meet the needs of user industries in the Community;

Whereas in these cases, it is in the interest of the Community to suspend the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties totally;

Whereas the decision for the suspension of these autonomous duties should be taken by the Community;

Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in accurately assessing the development of the economic situation in the sectors concerned in the near future, these suspension measures should be taken only temporarily, by fixing their period of validity by reference to the interests of Community production,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in the table appearing in the Annex shall be suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of them.

These suspensions shall apply from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1994.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1995.

For the Council The President J. BARROT

ANNEX

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1675/95 of 10 July 1995 opening invitations to tender for the fixing of aid for the private storage of carcases and half-carcases of lamb in Ireland and Northern Ireland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/95 (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3446/90 of 27 November 1990 laying down detailed rules for granting private storage aid for sheepmeat and goatmeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3533/93 (4), lays down in particular detailed rules on invitations to tender;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3447/90 of 28 November 1990 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for sheepmeat and goatmeat (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 879/95 (6), lays down in particular the minimum quantities in respect of which a tender may be submitted;

Whereas the application of Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 may result in the opening of invitations to tender for private storage aid; whereas that Article provides for the application of these measures on the basis of the situation of each quotation zone; whereas, in view of the particularly difficult market situation in Ireland and Northern Ireland, it has been judged opportune to initiate such a procedure;

Whereas it is appropriate consequently to open tenders separately for each of these zones;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Invitations to tender are hereby opened in Ireland and Northern Ireland, for aid to private storage for carcases and half-carcases of lamb.

Subject to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3447/90 tenders may be submitted to the intervention agencies of the Member States concerned.

Article 2

Tenders must be submitted not later than 2 p.m. on 13 July 1995 to the relevant intervention agency.

Article 3

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, 10 July 1995.

For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1731/95 of 14 July 1995 establishing the sugar forecast supply balance for 1995/96 to the smaller Aegean islands provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1363/95;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/95 (5), lays down the common detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 of 27 June 1995 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the sugar sector (6), lays down special detailed rules for the sugar sector;

Whereas, in order to take account of commercial practices specific to the sugar sector, detailed rules, additional to or derogating form the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93, should be laid down;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balance for sugar for the smaller Aegean islands for the 1995/96 marketing year should be established; whereas that balance may be revised during the year on the basis of trends in the smaller islands' requirements;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balance for sugar originating in the Community for the smaller Aegean islands for the 1995/96 marketing year shall be as laid down in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

The validity of aid certificates shall expire on the final day of the second month following their issue.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 14 July 1995.

For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

ANNEX

SUPPLY BALANCE FOR THE SMALLER AEGEAN ISLANDS

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1702/95 of 11 July 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for Atlantic redfish by vessels flying the flag of France

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), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 748/95 of 31 March 1995 allocating, for 1995, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (2), provides for Atlantic redfish quotas for 1995;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of Atlantic redfish in the waters of ICES division I, II a and b (Norwegian waters north of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas France has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 7 June 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of Atlantic redfish in the waters of ICES division I, II a and b (Norwegian waters north of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1995.

Fishing for Atlantic redfish in the waters of ICES division I, II a and b (Norwegian waters north of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned 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 with effect from 7 June 1995.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 July 1995.

For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1803/95 of 25 July 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with products of the wine-growing sector in the 1994/95 wine year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1544/95 (2), and in particular Article 56 (4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (4), and in particular Articles 3 (4) and 7 (2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with products of the wine-growing sector (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3332/94 (6), lays down the forecast supply balance for 1994/95 and the amounts of aid granted; whereas, in view of the particular situation that has arisen in the Canary Islands as a result of the closure of the only significant plant bottling wine imported in bulk, the volume forecast for wine imported in bottles should be adjusted to meet the increase in demand;

Whereas 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

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 are replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.

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, 25 July 1995.

For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

Amounts of aid payable in respect of the products referred to in Annex I and coming from the Community market

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1822/95 of 26 July 1995 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried figs from the 1994 harvest to distillation industries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) no 1206/90 of 7 May 1990 laying down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2202/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 of 21 June 1985 on the sale of unprocessed dried figs by storage agencies for the manufacture of alcohol (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 of 12 March 1985 on the purchasing, selling and storage or uprocessed dried grapes and figs by storage agencies (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (5), provides that products intended for specific uses shall be sold at prices fixed in advance or determined by an invitation to tender;

Whereas the aforementioned Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 provides that unprocessed dried figs may be sold at a price fixed in advance to distillation industries;

Whereas the Greek storage agency is holding roughly 1 034 tonnes of unprocessed dried figs from the 1994 harvest; whereas the products should be offered to the distillation industries;

Whereas the selling price should be fixed in such a way that disturbance of the Community market in alcohol and spirituous beverages is avoided;

Whereas the amount of the processing security provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 should be fixed, taking into consideration the difference between the normal market price for dried figs and the selling price fixed by this Regulation;

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

1. The Greek storage agency shall undertake the sale of unprocessed dried figs from the 1994 harvest to the distillation industries in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 and (EEC) No 1707/85 at a price fixed at ECU 4 per 100 kilograms net.

2. The processing security referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 is fixed at ECU 15 per 100 kilograms net.

Article 2

1. Purchase applications shall be submitted to the Greek storage agency Sykiki, at the head office of IDAGEP, Acharnon Street 241, Athens, Greece, for products held by that agency.

2. Information on the quantities and places where the products are stored may be obtained from the Greek storage agency Sykiki, Kritis Street 13, Kalamata, Greece.

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, 26 July 1995.

For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission