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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2308/2002

of 20 December 2002

fixing the maximum subsidy on exports of husked long grain rice B to Réunion pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002

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 10(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion(3) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999(4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002(5) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.

(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 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 subsidy.

(3) The criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 should be taken into account when fixing this maximum subsidy. Successful tenderers shall be those whose bids are at or below the level of the maximum subsidy.

(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

A maximum subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice B falling within CN code 1006 20 98 is hereby set on the basis of the tenders lodged from 16 to 19 December 2002 at 298,00 EUR/t pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.

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 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.

(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.

(5) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2309/2002

of 20 December 2002

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002

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 1896/2002(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 round grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 16 to 19 December 2002 at 154,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.

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. 5.

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

(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2270/2002

of 19 December 2002

prohibiting fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark

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 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 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 limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2256/2002(4), lays down quotas for mackerel for 2002.

(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 mackerel in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock from 23 November 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 2002.

Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark 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 Communities.

It shall apply from 23 November 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 343, 18.12.2002, p. 19.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2002

of 19 December 2002

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002

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 on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1520/2002(7).

(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal 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

For tenders notified from 13 to 19 December 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 4,00/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002.

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 142, 31.5.2002, p. 11.

(7) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2351/2002

of 20 December 2002

fixing the amount of the carry-over aid and the flat-rate aid for certain fishery products for the 2003 fishing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2814/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 relating to the grant of carry-over aid for certain fishery products(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 relating to the grant of flat-rate aid for certain fishery products(3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that aid may be granted for quantities of certain fresh products withdrawn from the market and either processed to stabilise them and stored or preserved.

(2) The purpose of this aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers' organisations to process or preserve products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided.

(3) The aid level should not be such as will disturb the balance of the market for the products in question or distort competition.

(4) The aid level must not exceed the technical and financial costs associated with the operations essential to stabilising and storage recorded in the Community during the fishing year preceding the year in question.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2003 fishing year, the carry-over aid referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and the flat-rate aid referred to in Article 24(4) of that Regulation shall be as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 34.

(3) OJ L 132, 15.5.2001, p. 10.

ANNEX

1. Amount of the carry-over aid for products listed in Annex I(A) and (B) and for sole (Solea spp.) listed in Annex I(C) to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

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2. Amount of the carry-over aid for products listed in Annex I(C) to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

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3. Amount of the flat-rate aid for products listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2060/2002

of 20 November 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 2019/94 as regards the licences required to import residues made from the manufacture of starch from maize from the United States of America

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 20 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2019/94 of 2 August 1994 on imports of residues from the manufacture of starch from maize from the United States of America(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 396/96(4), lays down special provisions to ensure that the imported product conforms with the agreed tariff definition. These provisions include a certificate issued by the United States wet milling industry.

(2) The agency responsible for issuing this certificate has changed. The name and address on the certificate needs to be amended accordingly. It is also appropriate to add to the certificate a reference to its date of issue.

(3) Provision must be made for a transitional period during which certificates issued before the date of entry into force of this Regulation can be used.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 2019/94 must therefore be amended.

(5) 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

In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2019/94, the model "Certificate of Conformity" is replaced by the model in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2019/94 before the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall continue to be valid.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the tenth 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, 20 November 2002.

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 203, 6.8.1994, p. 5.

(4) OJ L 54, 5.3.1996, p. 22.

ANEXO/BILAG/ANHANG/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ/ANNEX/ANNEXE/ALLEGATO/BIJLAGE/ANEXO/LIITE/BILAGA

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2332/2002

of 23 December 2002

correcting Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas

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 Articles 26(3) and 29(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The description of the products under certain quotas in Annex I.B to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2002(4), may lead to confusion. To avoid this and to guarantee uniform application of all quotas that Annex should be corrected.

(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

Annex I, Part B, to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is hereby corrected in accordance with the Annex 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, 23 December 2002.

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 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29.

(4) OJ L 252, 20.9.2002, p. 8.

ANNEX

Annex I, Part B, to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is corrected as follows:

1. In point 4 (products originating in Hungary) the information on quota No 09.4776 is replaced by the following:

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2. In point 7 (products originating in Estonia) the information on quota No 09.4579 is replaced by the following:

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3. In point 8 (products originating in Latvia) the information on quota No 09.4874 is replaced by the following:

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4. In point 9 (products originating in Lithuania) the information on quota No 09.4864 is replaced by the following:

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1228/2002

of 8 July 2002

concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1218/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 of 6 September 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 453/2002(2), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 lays down that where the quantities applied for exceed the quantity available, the Commission must set a flat-rate percentage reduction and suspend the issue of licences in respect of subsequent applications.

(2) The quantities applied for on 1 and 2 July 2002 under Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for products originating in China exceed the available quantities. The extent to which licences may be issued and how long the issue of licences for all subsequent applications should be suspended should therefore be determined.

(3) A check has shown that clear errors affecting all the operators concerned have been made in Regulation (EC) No 1218/2002 concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms. This Regulation must therefore be repealed and replaced with effect from the date of its entry into force,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import licences applied for on 1 and 2 July 2002 under Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for products originating in China and submitted to the Commission on 3 July 2002 shall be issued, bearing the wording laid down in Article 11(1) of that Regulation, for 19,23 % of the quantity applied for.

Article 2

The issue of import licences for products originating in China applied for under Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 shall be suspended in respect of applications lodged between 3 July and 31 December 2002 inclusive.

Article 3

Regulation (EC) No 1218/2002 is hereby repealed.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 July 2002.

It shall apply from 6 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 212, 7.9.1995, p. 16.

(2) OJ L 72, 14.3.2002, p. 9.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 763/2002

of 3 May 2002

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 578/2002(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 laid 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 Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(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 that 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, 3 May 2002.

For the Commission

Frederik Bolkestein

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 97, 13.4.2002, 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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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 464/2003 of 13 March 2003 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector

(Official Journal of the European Union L 70 of 14 March 2003)

On page 18, in the Annex, in the column headed "Percentage awarded of quantities tendered for quoting the maximum refund rate", against the entry for "Oranges":

for:

73 %,

read:

77 %.