ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 1. 2000 L 16/62
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 134/2000
of 20 January 2000
fixingthe maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2775/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
(1)Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-tion in the duty on maize imported into Spain wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2775/1999 (
3);
(2)Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regula-tion (EC) No 1839/95 (
4), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the
procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction inthe import duty; whereas in fixing this maximum thecriteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation(EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas acontract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender isequal to or less than the maximum reduction in the
duty;
(3)Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteriato the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum reduction in the import dutybeing fixed at the amount specified in Article 1;
(4)Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals hasnot delivered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 14 to 20 January 2000, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2775/1999, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize importedshall be 64,89 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximumquantity of 132 823 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 334, 28.12.1999, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10.8.1995, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 1. 2000 L 18/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 143/2000
of 21 January 2000
fixingthe maximum export refund on wholly milled longg rain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2176/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market inrice (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and
in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
(1)Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund onrice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)No 2176/1999 (
3);
(2)Whereas, Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No584/75 (
4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (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, amaximum export refund; whereas in fixing thismaximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 ofRegulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken intoaccount; whereas a contract is awarded to any tendererwhose tender is equal to or less than the maximumexport refund;(3)Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteriato the current market situation for the rice in questionresults in the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1;
(4)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION:
Article 1
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice
falling within CN code 1006 30 67 to be exported to certainthird countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued inRegulation (EC) No 2176/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis ofthe tenders submitted from 14 to 20 January 2000 at254,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 1. 2000 L 14/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 116/2000
of 19 January 2000
on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries
and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of January 2000
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 of
16 December 1997 laying down the detailed rules of applica-tion for the import of rice from the ACP States and for theimport of rice from the overseas countries and territories(OCT) (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2731/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97,
the Commission must decide within 10 days of the finaldate for notification by the Member States the extent towhich applications can be granted and must fix theavailable quantities for the following tranche.
(2) Examination of the quantities for which applicationshave been submitted shows that licences for the January2000 tranche should be issued for the quantities appliedfor reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set
out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Import licences for rice against applications submitted
during the first five working days of January 2000 pursuant toRegulation (EC) No 2603/97 and notified to the Commissionshall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, whereappropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The available quantities for the following tranche are set
out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 39.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 1. 2000 L 14/16
ANNEX
Regulation (EC) No 2603/97
Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for January 2000 and
quantities available for the following tranche:
Origin Reduction (%)Quantity available
for the tranche
for May 2000
(t)
OCT (Article 6)
— CN code 10066,12 —
ACP (Article 2(1))— CN codes 1006 10 21 to 1006 10 98,
1006 20 and 1006 3068,296 41,666
ACP (Article 3)
— CN code 1006 40 0054,706 10,000
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 1. 2000 L 19/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 162/2000
of 24 January 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 2705/1999 establishing the standard import values for determining
the entry price of certain fruit andvegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of theimport arrangements for fruit and vegetables (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98 (2), and in particular
Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2705/1999 (3) estab-
lished a standard import value for determining the entryprice of clementines, mandarins and similar citrushybrids originating in certain third countries.
(2) An error has been discovered in the Annex to thatRegulation. The Regulation in question should thereforebe corrected.
(3) Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 providesthat, where no standard import value is in force for aproduct for a given origin, the average of the standardimport values in force for that product is to apply. As aresult, that average should be recalculated if one of itscomponent standard import values is corrected.
(4) Application of the corrected standard import value mustbe requested by the party concerned so that they are notplaced retroactively at a disadvantage,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values applicable to clementines,
mandarins and similar citrus hybrids originating in certain thirdcountries listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2705/1999is replaced, as regards the third-country codes indicated in thetable in the Annex hereto, by the standard import values listedthere.
Article 2
At the request of the party concerned, the customs office where
the import was recorded shall refund part of the customsduties for the clementines, mandarins and similar citrus hybridsoriginating in the third countries concerned and released forfree circulation during the period of application of thecorrected Regulation. Refund applications must be lodged nolater than the last day of the third month following that inwhich this Regulation enters into force and must be accompa-nied by the declaration of release for free circulation for theimport concerned.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 13.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 1. 2000 L 19/23
(EUR/100 kg)
CN code Country code Standard import valueANNEX
0805 20 10 204 51,6
999 64,3
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 204 53,1
0805 20 70, 0805 20 90 999 78,4
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 1. 2000 L 18/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 146/2000
of 21 January 2000
fixingthe maximum export refund on wholly milled round g rain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2180/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organization of the market inrice (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and
in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
(1)Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund onrice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)No 2180/1999 (
3);
(2)Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No584/75 (
4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (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, amaximum export refund; whereas in fixing thismaximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 ofRegulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken intoaccount; whereas a contract is awarded to any tendererwhose tender is equal to or less than the maximumexport refund;(3)Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteriato the current market situation for the rice in questionresults in the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1;
(4)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION:
Article 1
The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice
to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2180/1999 ishereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 14 to20 January 2000 at 149,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 1. 2000 L 24/41
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 235/2000
of 28 January 2000
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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 milkand milk products (
1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailes rules for theapplication of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 asregards intervention on the market in butter andcream (
2) lays down the criteria for opening or
suspending the buying-in of butter by invitation totender in the Member States.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2505/1999 of 26November 1999 suspending the buying-in of butter incertain Member States (
3) establishes the list of Member
States in which intervention is supended. As a result ofthe market prices communicated by the UnitedKingdom, intervention must no longer be suspended inthat country and the list of Member States established by
Regulation (EC) No 2505/1999 adjusted accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1255/1999 is herebysuspended in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece,Luxembourg, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 2505/1999 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 304, 27.11.1999, p. 17.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 1. 2000 L 21/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 167/2000
of 25 January 2000
opening imports of quantities of quality common wheat, on the one hand, and of quality durum
wheat, on the other hand, within the framework of tariff quotas provided for in Regulation (EC)
No 778/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18
June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out inSchedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of theGATT XXIV.6 negotiations (
1), and in particular Article 1
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 of 15 April
1999 opening and providing for the administration oftariff quotas for 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat and50 000 tonnes of durum wheat and repealing Regula-tions (EC) No 529/97 and (EC) No 2228/96 (
2) lays
down provisions governing imports under these quotas;
(2) In view of the situation on the Community market forwheat, import licence applications should be called forunder the quota of 50 000 tonnes of dulum qualitywheat for a given period;(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Import licence applications may be submitted for quality
durum wheat falling within CN Code 1001 10 00 meeting thecriteria laid down in Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 from thedate of entry into force of this Regulation until the end of the45th day thereafter.
2. A total of 50 000 tonnes of durum wheat may be
imported in accordance with this article.
3. Regulation (EC) 778/1999 shall apply to such imports.
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 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 101, 16.4.1999, p. 36.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.1.2000 L24/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 220/2000
of 28 January 2000
amendingReg ulation (EEC) No 391/92 settingthe amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products
from the Community to the French overseas departments
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3763/91of16
December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect ofcertainagriculturalproductsforthebenefitoftheFrenchover-seas departments(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2598/95(2), and in particular Article 2 (6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Theamountsofaidforthesupplyofcerealsproductsto
theFrenchoverseasdepartments(FOD)hasbeensettledby Commission Regulation (EEC) No 391/92(
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2677/1999(4); as a
consequence of the changes of the rates and prices forcerealsproductsintheEuropeanpartoftheCommunityandontheworldmarket,theaidforsupplytotheFOD
should be set at the amounts given in the Annex.
(2)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 391/92 is
replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 267, 9.11.1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 43, 19.2.1992, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 326, 18.12.1999, p. 10.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.1.2000 L24/19
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 28 January 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 391/92 setting the amounts of
aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the French overseas departments
(EUR/t)
Amountofaid
Product Destination
(CNcode)
Guadeloupe MartiniqueFrench
GuianaRéunion
Commonwheat
(10019099) 39,50 39,50 39,50 42,50
Barley(10030090)
33,00 33,00 33,00 36,00
Maize(10059000)
42,00 42,00 42,00 45,00
Durumwheat(10011000)
12,00 12,00 12,00 16,00
Oats(10040000)
67,00 67,00 — —
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.1.2000 L23/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 200/2000
of 27 January 2000
fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1758/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92of30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1501/95of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for theapplication of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on thegranting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to betakenintheeventofdisturbanceonthemarketforcereals(
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98(4), and in
particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)aninvitationtotenderfortherefundand/orthetaxfor
the export of rye to all third countries was openedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1758/1999(
5);
(2)Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides thatthe Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-fied, in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92,decidetofixamaximumexportrefundtakingaccountofthecriteriareferredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95;
whereas in that case a contract is awarded to anytenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximumrefund,aswellastoanytendererwhosebidrelates to an export tax;
(3)the application of the abovementioned criteria to thecurrentmarketsituationforthecerealinquestionresultsin the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1;
(4)the measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Fortendersnotifiedfrom21to27January2000,pursuantto
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1758/1999, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shall beEUR 66,95/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 27 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 210, 10.8.1999, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 1. 2000 L 24/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 217/2000
of 28 January 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 3/2000 and increasing to 350000 tonnes the amount of barley held
by the Spanish intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for resale on the
internal market has been opened
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 39/1999 (4), lays down
the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cerealsheld by the intervention agencies;
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 3/2000 (5) opened a
standing invitation to tender for the resale on theinternal market of 150 000 tonnes of barley held by theSpanish intervention agency;(3) In the present situation on the market the quantities ofbarley held by the Spanish intervention agency put upfor sale on the internal market of the Communityshould be increased to 350 000 tonnes;
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3/2000, ‘150 000 tonnes’ is
replaced by ‘350 000 tonnes’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 28 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 64.
(5) OJ L 1, 4.1.2000, p. 9.