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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1683/96 of 27 August 1996 determining estimated production of unginned cotton for the 1996/97 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1553/95 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1554/95 of 29 June 1995 (2) laying down general rules for the system of aid for cotton and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1584/96 (3), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1554/95 requires estimated production of cotton to be determined from crop estimates before 1 October of each marketing year; whereas on the basis of the data available the production estimate for the 1996/97 marketing year should be as indicated below;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1996/97 marketing year estimated production of unignned cotton is:

- 1 220 000 tonnes for Greece,

- 264 372 tonnes for Spain,

- 0 for other Member States.

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, 27 August 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 45.

(2) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 48.

(3) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 16.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1806/96 of 17 September 1996 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1676/96 (3), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,

Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;

Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 September 1996.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 218, 28. 8. 1996, p. 1.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1769/96 of 11 September 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/96 (4), provides for cod quotas for 1996;

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 cod in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 24 August 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 1996.

Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned 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 24 August 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 September 1996.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 198, 8. 8. 1996, p. 1.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1846/96 of 25 September 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1588/96 (2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/96 (4), provides for exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom, providing, in particular, for compensation for animals slaughtered under the scheme laid down in that Regulation; whereas the Community pays part of the cost for each animal purchased and destroyed; whereas, for technical reasons, there are very long delays between the rendering and the destruction of the animals; whereas the United Kingdom should therefore be paid in advance of 80 % after the animals concerned have been rendered;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following is added to the third subparagraph of Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 716/96:

'An advance equal to 80 % of the Community contribution shall be paid after the animal concerned has been rendered in accordance with Article 1 (2).`

Article 2

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, 25 September 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 23.

(3) OJ No L 99, 20. 4. 1996, p. 14.

(4) OJ No L 189, 30. 8. 1996, p. 93.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1797/96 of 17 September 1996 fixing for the four previous marketing years 1991/92 to 1994/95 the average yields of olives and olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 636/95 (4), and in particular Article 19 thereof,

Whereas, for the purpose of granting production aid to olive growers who produce less than 500 kilograms of oil, Article 17a of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides that the Commission shall determine the average olive yields and oil yields over the four previous marketing years, in respect of the current marketing year;

Whereas these yields should be fixed by homogeneous production zone as defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1934/93 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 38/94 (6), together with the adjustments made by Regulations (EC) No 1840/94 (7) and (EC) No 2658/95 (8) except as regards municipalities which have yields different from those of the zones to which they belong;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The average yields of olives and olive oil for the four previous marketing years 1991/92 to 1994/95 shall be as specified in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 17 September 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.

(3) OJ No L 208, 3. 8. 1984, p. 3.

(4) OJ No L 67, 25. 3. 1995, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 178, 21. 7. 1993, p. 1.

(6) OJ No L 7, 11. 1. 1994, p. 5.

(7) OJ No L 193, 28. 7. 1994, p. 1.

(8) OJ No L 273, 16. 11. 1995, p. 24.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1898/96 of 1 October 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1558/96 laying down certain transitional measures relating to the entry prices for imports of certain fruit and vegetables originating in the associated countries of Central Europe

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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1193/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/96 (3) laid down an entry price on a transitional basis for pears and plums originating in the associated countries of Central Europe; whereas the same conversion rates should be used for converting those reduced entry prices into national currencies as are used for non-preferential entry prices in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (4), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (5), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1482/95 of 28 June 1995 determining as a transitional measure the conversion rates to be applied under the Common Customs Tariff to agricultural products and certain products obtained from the processing thereof (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1224/96 (7); whereas, in order to avoid any ambiguity, Regulation (EC) No 1558/96 should be clarified;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Regulation (EC) No 1558/96 the following paragraph is added to Article 1:

'4. Entry prices and import duties shall be converted into national currencies using the rate referred to in Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1482/95 (*).

(*) OJ No L 145, 29. 6. 1995, p. 43.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

At a trader's request, however, the competent authorities shall apply Article 1 from 4 August 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 October 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(2) OJ No L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 10.

(4) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(6) OJ No L 145, 29. 6. 1995, p. 43.

(7) OJ No L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 70.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2111/96 of 31 October 1996 on the issuing of export licences for fruit and vegetables without advance fixing of the refund

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 26 (11) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/96 of 23 September 1996 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2110/96 (4), sets the indicative quantities laid down for the issuing of export licences without advance fixing of the refund other than licences applied for in the context of food aid;

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1488/95 of 28 June 1995 on implementing rules for export refunds on fruit and vegetables (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2702/95 (6), provides that where there is an overrun of the indicative quantities, the excess quantities are to be deducted;

Whereas, in the light of information available to the Commission today, the indicative quantities laid down for the current period for tomatoes, apples and table grapes are close to being or have already been exceeded; whereas those overruns will probably result in a reduction in the indicative quantities for the following period; whereas that reduction would be prejudicial to exports followed by applications for licences without advance fixing of the refund during that following period;

Whereas, in order to avoid that situation, applications for licences without advance fixing of the refund for tomatoes, apples and table grapes exported after 5 November 1996 should be rejected until the end of the current period;

Whereas, in order to avoid their inclusion in the calculations made by the Commission pursuant to Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1488/95, such applications must not be communicated to the Commission;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for export licences for tomatoes, table grapes and apples without advance fixing of the refund as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1488/95, export declarations for which are accepted after 5 November and before 24 November 1996, are hereby rejected.

Notwithstanding Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1488/95, such applications shall not be included in communications to the Commission.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 November 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 October 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 132, 16. 6. 1995, p. 8.

(3) OJ No L 243, 24. 9. 1996, p. 17.

(4) See page 58 of this Official Journal.

(5) OJ No L 145, 29. 6. 1995, p. 68.

(6) OJ No L 280, 23. 11. 1995, p. 30.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2153/96

of 25 October 1996

amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992, establishing the Community Customs Code (1), and in particular Article 249 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, on the basis of Article 361, the level of the comprehensive guarantee in external Community transit fixed at least at 30 % of the duties and other charges payable does not in all cases ensure the recovery of own resources in the case of fraud; whereas consequently it is advisable to increase this level, as a general rule, to 100 % except in specified cases.

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2) should be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 361 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is hereby amended as follows:

1. paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The amount of the comprehensive guarantee is fixed at 100 % of the duties and other charges payable, with a minimum of ECU 7 000, under the provisions of paragraph 4, except in the cases referred to in paragraph 2. 2. The customs authority may fix the amount of the comprehensive guarantee at 30 % at least of the duties and other charges payable, with a minimum of ECU 7 000, under the provisions of paragraph 4, as long as: — the operator has during the period of two years regularly carried out Community transit operations under the comprehensive guarantee system, — he has not committed breaches of his obligations during that period, — that reduced guarantee covers at least the amount of the customs debt, — the goods are not listed in Annex 52 and are not excluded from the comprehensive guarantee. 3. The exception provided for in paragraph 2 shall not apply if the conditions referred to therein no longer obtain.’

2. paragraphs 2 and 3 shall become paragraphs 4 and 5 respectively.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 Luxembourg, 25 October 1996. For the Council The President E. KENNY

(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

(2) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1676/96 (OJ No L 218, 28. 8. 1996, p. 1).
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2123/96 of 5 November 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17 (14) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1222/96 (4), establishes, on the basis of the combined nomenclature, an agricultural product nomenclature for refunds; whereas that nomenclature should be adjusted to specify more precisely the requirements for cheeses for which refunds are granted; whereas experience has shown the need to specify more precisely the requirements relating to product codes for cheeses for which refunds are granted, in particular as regards maximum water content and minimum fat content; whereas, in order to reduce the risk of disturbances on the market resulting from speculative applications for export licences for products subject to these additional requirements, these measures should enter into force without delay;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1734/96 of 9 September 1996 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (5) provides for amendments from 1 January 1997 for certain products falling within CN code 0406; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 should be amended accordingly;

Whereas 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

Section 9 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The data relating to heading CN 0406 are replaced by the data set out in Annex I.

2. From 1 January 1997, the data relating to heading CN 0406 are replaced by the data set out in Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the tenth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 1 (1) shall apply to licence applications submitted from 15 November 1996.

Article 1 (2) shall apply to licence applications submitted from 1 January 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.

(3) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 62.

(5) OJ No L 238, 19. 9. 1996, p. 1.

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