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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1080/2003

of 24 June 2003

determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2003 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/95(1) opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of 28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

The applications for import licences lodged for the third quarter of 2003 are, in the case of certain products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

2. Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2003 may be lodged pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 June 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 19.

(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24.

(3) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1037/2003

of 17 June 2003

fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(4), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2003(5) fixed the indicative quantities for the issue of B system export licences.

(2) The definitive rate of refund for tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples covered by licences applied for under system B between 14 May and 2 June 2003 should be fixed at the indicative rate, and the percentage of licences to be issued for the quantities applied for should be laid down,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For applications for B system export licences submitted under Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 773/2003 between 14 May and 2 June 2003, the percentages of licences to be issued and the rates of refund applicable are fixed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 June 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.

(3) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8.

(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69.

(5) OJ L 45, 19.2.2003, p. 4.

ANNEX

Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied for between 14 May and 2 June 2003 (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2003

of 30 June 2003

fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the first invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1032/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1032/2003(3).

(2) Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 216/69(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted.

(3) 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 minimum selling prices for beef for the first invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1032/2003 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 24 June 2003 are as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.

(3) OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 9.

(4) OJ L 251, 5.10.1979, p. 12.

(5) OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39.

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

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1116/2003

of 26 June 2003

applying reduction coefficients to the third tranche of inward processing certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1488/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/2001 of 19 July 2001 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the placement of certain quantities of certain basic products listed in Annex I to the Treaty establishing the European Community under the inward processing arrangements without prior examination of the economic conditions(3), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 914/2003(4) set out the remaining quantities of certain basic products which may be placed under inward processing arrangements without prior examination of the economic conditions, in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1488/2001.

(2) The total quantities for which inward processing certificates have been applied for in respect of skimmed milk powder, butter and sugar, as notified by the Member States by 23 June 2003, exceeds the available quantities of those products as set out in Regulation (EC) No 914/2003.

(3) The total of the quantities notified to the Commission are admissible.

(4) Reduction coefficients should therefore be applied to the quantities of skimmed milk powder, butter and sugar applied for the period beginning on 28 May and ending on 16 June 2003,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Inward processing certificates applied for during the period beginning on 28 May and ending on 16 June 2003 shall be subject to the following reduction coefficients:

(a) 97,10 % in respect of skimmed milk powder, CN code ex 0402 10 19;

(b) 51,10 % in respect of butter, CN code ex 0405 10 19; and

(c) 10,00 % in respect of sugar, CN code 1701 99 10.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 June 2003.

For the Commission

Erkki Liikanen

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 196, 20.7.2001, p. 9.

(4) OJ L 130, 27.5.2003, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1093/2003

of 24 June 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 increasing the quantity of barley held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened

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), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2001(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 989/2003(6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 4299449 tonnes of barley held by the German intervention agency.

(3) Germany informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 225505 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened. In view of the market situation, the German request should be granted.

(4) This increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quantities in store without delay.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 should be amended accordingly.

(6) 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

Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

"Article 2

1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 4524954 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third countries with the exception of Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and the United States of America.

2. The regions in which the 4524954 tonnes of barley are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation."

2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 24 June 2003.

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 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.

(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.

(5) OJ L 93, 3.4.2001, p. 20.

(6) OJ L 143, 11.6.2003, p. 14.

ANNEX

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1147/2003

of 27 June 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002

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 1898/2002(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 long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 23 to 26 June 2003 at 295,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2003.

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. 11.

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

(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1173/2003

of 1 July 2003

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.

(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 July 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.

(2) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 1 July 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1096/2003

of 25 June 2003

amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2002 as regards increasing the quantity of barley held by the Belgian intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened

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), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2002(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 937/2003(6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 58081 tonnes of barley held by the Belgian intervention agency.

(3) Belgium informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 35123 tonnes the quantity put out to tender for export. In view of the market situation, the request made by Belgium should be granted.

(4) This increase in quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quantities in store without delay.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 953/2002 should be amended accordingly.

(6) 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

Regulation (EC) No 953/2002 is amended as follows:

1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

"Article 2

1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 93204 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third countries with the exception of Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and the United States of America.

2. The regions in which the 93204 tonnes of barley are stored are set out in Annex I to this Regulation."

2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 25 June 2003.

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 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.

(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.

(5) OJ L 147, 5.6.2002, p. 3.

(6) OJ L 133, 29.5.2003, p. 51.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1174/2003

of 1 July 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 20/2002 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific supply arrangements for the outermost regions introduced by Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (Poseican)(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1922/2002(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 3(5), Article 3(6) and Article 20 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Some incorrect references in the provisions relating to the re-export of products in the natural state or packed locally have been noted in Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/2002(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1215/2002(4).

(2) The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 20/2002 fixes the maximum quantities of processed products that can be shipped annually from the Canary Islands in the context of traditional exports and consignments. Some CN codes of the products contained in this Annex have to be amended so that they correspond with the definitions in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2176/2002(6). For the sake of clarity, the entire Annex to Regulation (EC) No 20/2002 should be replaced.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 20/2002 should be amended as a result.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 20/2002 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 20

(a) point (c) is replaced by the following:

"(c) the products referred to in (b) cannot qualify for an export refund;"

(b) point (e) is replaced by the following:

"(e) the products referred to in (d) can qualify for an export refund;"

2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 1 July 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 45.

(2) OJ L 293, 29.10.2002, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 8, 11.1.2002, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 177, 6.7.2002, p. 3.

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

(6) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 3.

ANNEX

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Maximum quantity of processed products which can be exported or shipped annually from the Canary Islands in the context of traditional exports and consignments

(Article 9(3) and Article 19)

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1206/2003

of 4 July 2003

on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1175/2003(2), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001(4), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.

(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.

(3) On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 2 July 2003, the quantity still available for the period until 31 August 2003, for destination zone 3: eastern Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, the submission of applications and the issue of licences should be suspended for this zone until 16 September 2003,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 25 June to 1 July 2003 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 100,00 % of the quantities requested for zone 3: eastern Europe.

2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 2 July 2003 and the submission of export licence applications from 5 July 2003 for destination zone 3: eastern Europe shall be suspended until 16 September 2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 July 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 164, 2.7.2003, p. 8.

(3) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 10.