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EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.12.1999 L314/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2580/1999
of 7 December 1999
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2038/1999of13
September 1999 on the common organisation of the marketsinthesugarsector(
1),andinparticularthethirdsubparagraph
of Article 18(5) thereof,
(1)Whereas the refunds on white sugar and raw sugarexported in the natural state were fixed by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 2540/1999(
2);
(2)Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rulescontained in Regulation (EC) No 2540/1999 to theinformation known to the Commission that the exportrefunds at present in force should be altered to the
amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of
Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, undenatured and exported inthe natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No2540/1999 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in theAnnex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 December 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 11.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.12.1999 L314/7
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 7 December 1999 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in its unaltered state
Productcode Amountofrefund
—EUR/100 kg—
170111909100 43,18 (1)
170111909910 42,94 (1)
170111909950 (2)
170112909100 43,18 (1)
170112909910 42,94 (1)
170112909950 (2)
—EUR/1%ofsucrose×100 kg—
170191009000 0,4694
—EUR/100 kg—
170199109100 46,94
170199109910 48,89
170199109950 46,68
—EUR/1%ofsucrose×100 kg—
170199909100 0,4694
(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92%; if the yield is other than 92%,
the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 19(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999.
(
2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26. 9.
1985,p.12),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3251/85(OJL309,21.11.1985,p. 14).
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.12.1999 L310/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2567/1999
of 3 December 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in
connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2178/1999
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
December1995onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinrice(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2072/98(2),and
in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
(1)WhereasaninvitationtotenderfortheexportrefundonricewasissuedpursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EC)No 2178/1999(
3);
(2)Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No584/75(
4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No299/
95(5),allowstheCommissiontofix,inaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle22ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95andonthebasisofthetenderssubmitted,amaximum export refund; whereas in fixing thismaximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 ofRegulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken intoaccount;whereasacontractisawardedtoanytendererwhose tender is equal to or less than the maximumexport refund;(3)Whereastheapplicationoftheabovementionedcriteriato the current market situation for the rice in questionresultsinthemaximumexportrefundbeingfixedattheamount specified in Article 1;
(4)Whereas the measures provided for in this RegulationareinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain
andlonggrainAricetobeexportedtocertainthirdcountriespursuanttotheinvitationtotenderissuedinEuropeanRegula-tion (EC) No 2178/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of thetenderssubmittedfrom26Novemberto2December1999at140,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 December 1999.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 3 December 1999.
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. 10.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2600/1999

of 9 December 1999

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 134/1999(2),

(1) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f);

(2) Whereas Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal originating in and imported from the United States of America and Canada which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 at 11500 t;

(3) Whereas it should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 December 1999 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.

2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of January 2000 for 5909,384 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.

(2) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 12. 1999 L 321/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2627/1999
of 13 December 1999
closing an invitation to tender for the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27
June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management andspecial operations in support of food security (
1), and in partic-
ular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 2465/1999 (2), the Commis-
sion issued an invitation to tender for the supply of cereals asfood aid; whereas the conditions of the supply, as regards lot Ashould be reviewed and the invitation to tender for this lot
should consequently be closed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For lot A of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2465/1999 the
invitation to tender is closed.
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, 13 December 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 166, 5.7.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 4.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.12.1999 L325/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2664/1999
of 16 December 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation(EC) No 1701/1999
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
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 betaken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98(4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,
(1)Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/orthetaxfortheexportofbarleytoallthirdcountrieswasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1701/1999(
5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2322/1999(6);
(2)Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95provides that the Commission may, on the basis of thetenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,decide to fix a maximum export refund taking accountof the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC)
No1501/95;whereasinthatcaseacontractisawardedto any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bidrelates to an export tax;
(3)Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteriatothecurrentmarketsituationforthecerealinquestionresultsinthemaximumexportrefundbeingfixedattheamount specified in Article 1;
(4)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 10 to 16 December 1999, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall beEUR 29,99/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 1999.
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 201, 31.7.1999, p. 27.
(6) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 77.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2644/1999

of 15 December 1999

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 53/1999 of 18 December 1998 allocating, for 1999, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Faeroese waters(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for mackerel for 1999.

(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 Faeroese waters by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999. Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock from 30 November 1999. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of mackerel in 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 1999.

Fishing for mackerel in 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 30 November 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1999.

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 13, 18.1.1999, p. 79.

(4) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 14.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 12. 1999 L 323/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2635/1999
of 14 December 1999
temporarily suspending the issuing of export licences for certain milk products and determining
what proportion of the amounts covered by pending applications for export licences may be
allocated
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27
June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milkand milk products (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1587/96 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of
26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for theapplication of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regardsexport licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milkproducts (
3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1596/1999 (4),
and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas uncertainty is a feature of the market in certain milk
products; whereas it is necessary to prevent speculative applica-tions that may lead to a distortion in competition betweentraders, threatening the continuity of exports of those productsfor the remainder of the current period; whereas the issuing ofexport licences for the products concerned should be tempor-arily suspended, and licences for some of these products should
not be issued in respect of applications pending,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The issuing of export licences for products falling within
CN codes 0402 10, 0402 21 and 0402 29 is hereby suspendedfrom 15 December 1999.
2. No further action shall be taken in respect of applications
for licences pending for products falling within CN codes0402 10, 0402 21 and 0402 29 which would have been issuedfrom 15 December 1999 with the exception of those referredto in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 December 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 188, 21.7.1999, p. 39.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.12.1999 L326/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2685/1999
of 17 December 1999
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 252nd invitation to tender carried out
under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EEC) No 1589/87
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27
June1968onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkand milk products(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1587/96(2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article
7a(1) first indent and Article 7a(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1589/87
of 5 June 1987 on the sale by tender of butter tointervention agencies(
3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 124/1999(4), provides that, in the light of the
tenders received for each invitation to tender, amaximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation totheinterventionpriceapplicableandthatitmayalsobe
decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender;
(2)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
For the 252nd invitation to tender issued under Regulation
(EEC) No 1589/87, for which tenders had to be submitted notlaterthan14December1999,themaximumbuying-inpriceisfixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 146, 6.6.1987, p. 27.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2714/1999

of 20 December 1999

establishing transitional provisions on the administration and control of direct payments in the sectors of arable crops and beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(2), and in particular Article 50 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1036/1999(4), and in particular Article 12(h) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In the framework of Agenda 2000, the direct payment schemes in the sectors of arable crops and beef and veal have been revised and are now set out in Council Regulations (EC) No 1251/1999 and (EC) No 1254/1999.

(2) In the interest of clarity and legal certainty and in order to ensure these schemes be properly implemented the applicable administration and control provisions should be clarified. To that purpose, pending the decision of the Council on the amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 as proposed by the Commission, it is appropriate, for a transitional period, to ensure that the integrated administration and control system be applied to the said schemes and that Member States have the flexibility provided for in Article 6 of that Regulation.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The integrated administration and control system as established by Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 shall apply to applications submitted for aids pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 and Chapter I of Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.

Article 2

1. "Area" aid applications within the meaning of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 shall be submitted by a date to be fixed by the Member State which shall not be after that laid down for the submission of applications in Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.

2. Certain amendments may be made to the "area" aid application provided that they are received by the competent authorities no later than the date laid down for sowing in Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.

It shall apply from 1 January to 30 June 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

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

(3) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 127, 21.5.1999, p. 4.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.1999 L340/89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2813/1999
of 30 December 1999
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2038/1999of13
September 1999 on the common organisation of the marketsinthesugarsector(
1),andinparticularthethirdsubparagraph
of Article 18(5) thereof,
(1)Whereas the refunds on white sugar and raw sugarexported in the natural state were fixed by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 2642/1999(
2);
(2)Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rulescontained in Regulation (EC) No 2642/1999 to theinformation known to the Commission that the exportrefunds at present in force should be altered to the
amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of
Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, undenatured and exported inthe natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No2642/1999 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in theAnnex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 December 1999.
For the Commission
Margot WALLSTRÖM
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 324, 16.12.1999, p. 5.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.1999 L340/90
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 30 December 1999 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in its unaltered state
Productcode Amountofrefund
—EUR/100 kg—
170111909100 43,38 (1)
170111909910 43,38 (1)
170111909950 (2)
170112909100 43,38 (1)
170112909910 43,38 (1)
170112909950 (2)
—EUR/1%ofsucrose×100 kg—
170191009000 0,4716
—EUR/100 kg—
170199109100 47,16
170199109910 49,38
170199109950 47,16
—EUR/1%ofsucrose×100 kg—
170199909100 0,4716
(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92%; if the yield is other than 92%,
the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 19(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999.
(
2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26. 9.
1985,p.12),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3251/85(OJL309,21.11.1985,p. 14).