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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1973/96 of 14 October 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for anglerfish by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1952/96 (4), provides for anglerfish 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 anglerfish in the waters of ICES division VII by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas the Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock as from 20 September 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of anglerfish in the waters of ICES division VII by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 1996.

Fishing for anglerfish in the waters of ICES division VII by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands 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 20 September 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 October 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 258, 11. 10. 1996, p. 1.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2062/96 of 1 October 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1521/76 on imports of olive oil originating in Morocco

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 13 (1) thereof,

Whereas Article 17 of, and Annex B to, the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (2) stipulate that if Morocco levies a special export charge on imports into the Community of olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10, 1509 10 90 and 1510 00 10, the levy applicable to such oil is to be reduced by a fixed amount of ECU 0,7245 per 100 kilograms and by an amount equal to the special charge, but not exceeding ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms in the case of the reduction provided for in the said Article and ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms in the case of the additional amount provided for in the said Annex B;

Whereas the said Agreement was implemented by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521/76 (3);

Whereas the Contracting Parties have agreed, by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, to fix the additional amount at ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1521/76 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 1 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1521/76 shall be replaced by the following:

'(b) an amount equal to the special charge levied by Morocco on exports of the said oil but not exceeding ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms for the period 1 January 1994 to 31 January 1995 and not exceeding ECU 14,60 per 100 kilograms for the period beginning on 1 February 1995, these amounts being increased by ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms for the first period and by ECU 14,60 per 100 kilograms for the second period respectively.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 Luxembourg, 1 October 1996.

For the Council

The President

D. SPRING

(1) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (OJ No L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1).

(2) OJ No L 264, 27. 9. 1978, p. 2.

(3) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1901/92 (OJ No L 192, 11. 7. 1992, p. 2).
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2186/96 of 14 November 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 laying down detailed rules on the application of the additional levy on milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1109/96 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/96 (4), provides for a penalty affecting producers selling directly who do not comply with the time limit for forwarding declarations summarizing their sales during the period elapsing to the competent authority of the Member State; whereas experience gained shows that in the case of producers with a very small reference quantity, the penalty laid down is hardly a deterrent and the administrative costs of collection exceed the amount concerned; whereas a minimum amount should accordingly be set for that penalty;

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

The second subparagraph of Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 is hereby replaced by the following:

'Where that time limit is not observed, the producer shall be liable to the levy on all the quantities of milk and milk equivalent sold directly in excess of his reference quantity or, where there is no overrun, to a penalty equal to the levy due for a 0,1 % overrun of his reference quantity. That penalty may not, however, be less than ECU 20 or exceed ECU 1 000.`

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, 14 November 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 148, 21. 6. 1996, p. 13.

(3) OJ No L 57, 10. 3. 1993, p. 12.

(4) OJ No L 17, 23. 1. 1996, p. 1.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2327/96 of 4 December 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2031/96 setting export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted for added sugar

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/95 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (8), 14 (5) and 14a (7) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/96 (3) fixes the quantities eligible for export licences, other than those applied for in the context of food aid;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/95 of 23 June 1995 on implementing rules for export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted for added sugars (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 341/96 (5), sets up the components for establishing the quantities on which export refunds may be paid; whereas, for reasons of transparency, the updated situation concerning those quantities should be brought to the attention of the operators;

Whereas, taking account of the amendment introduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/96 (6), the figure 9 is deemed to be integrated into the export refunds nomenclature code after the eight figures relating to the nomenclature subheadings with effect from 1 January 1997;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2031/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

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, 4 December 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 233, 30. 9. 1995, p. 69.

(3) OJ No L 271, 24. 10. 1996, p. 25.

(4) OJ No L 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 28.

(5) OJ No L 48, 27. 2. 1996, p. 8.

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

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2312/96 of 2 December 1996 fixing the definitive aid on certain grain legumes for the 1996/97 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 of 30 July 1996 introducing a specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 provides that the Commission is to determine the overrun in the maximum guaranteed area and to fix the definitive aid for the marketing year in question;

Whereas Article 6 (2) of that Regulation provides that transitional measures may be adopted in particular to prevent the application of two penalties during the first year of application of the specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes, i.e. from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;

Whereas the maximum guaranteed area referred to in Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 762/89 of 20 March 1989 introducing a specific measure for certain grain legumes (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2064/92 (3), was exceeded by 18,6 % in 1995/96; whereas the maximum guaranteed area referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 was exceeded by 37,44 % in 1996/97; whereas the only penalty stemming from the overrun in the maximum guaranteed area in 1996/97 should be applied for the 1996/97 marketing year by reducing the aid provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 proportionately;

Whereas the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The definitive aid for certain grain legumes for the 1996/97 marketing year shall be ECU 131,69 per hectare.

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, 2 December 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 4.

(2) OJ No L 80, 23. 3. 1989, p. 76.

(3) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 47.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2376/96 of 13 December 1996 derogating, for an additional period of one year, from Regulation (EEC) No 920/89, as regards carrots covered with pure peat produced in Sweden and Finland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,

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 12 (1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 of 10 April 1989 laying down quality standards for carrots, citrus fruit and dessert apples and pears and amending Regulation No 58 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1017/96 (4), lays down provisions for the packaging of carrots;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3064/94 of 15 December 1994 derogating for a period of two years from Regulation (EC) No 920/89 as regards Swedish carrots (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/96 (6), allows carrots produced in Sweden and covered with peat to be marketed on the Swedish market and exported to third countries; whereas the transitional period for the packaging of Swedish carrots in peat expires on 31 December 1996;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3063/94 of 15 December 1994 laying down the conditions for the application of the temporary derogation from the common quality standards for fresh fruit and vegetables for Austrian and Finnish products (7) exempts fresh fruit and vegetables produced in Finland from compliance with common quality standards when they are marketed on the national market of either of those countries; whereas, for Finland, that exemption expires on 31 December 1996;

Whereas, pending the application of the reform of the common organization of the market in fresh fruit and vegetables, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 3064/94 relating to the marketing of Swedish carrots covered in peat should, as a transitional measure, be extended by one year and should cover the corresponding Finnish products;

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

Carrots produced in Sweden and in Finland and covered with pure peat may be marketed in Sweden and Finland and exported to third countries.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997.

It shall apply until 31 December 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 December 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 97, 11. 4. 1989, p. 19.

(4) OJ No L 135, 6. 6. 1996, p. 21.

(5) OJ No L 323, 16. 12. 1994, p. 23.

(6) OJ No L 39, 17. 2. 1996, p. 18.

(7) OJ No L 323, 16. 12. 1994, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 327/7

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2398/96

of 12 December 1996

opening a tariff quota for turkey meat originating in and coming from Israel as provided for in the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and the Member States thereof, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, was signed in Brussels on 20 November 1995;

Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Agreement, the trade provisions thereof were implemented by the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, approved by Decision 96/206/ECSC, EC of the Council and Commission (1); whereas the said Interim Agreement was signed on 18 December 1995 and entered into force on 1 January 1996;

Whereas Protocol 1 of these agreements provides for a reduction of the specific duty applicable to imports into the Community of turkey meat originating in and imported from Israel, in respect of a quantity of 1 400 tonnes;

Whereas this quota should be opened on an annual basis with effect from 1 January 1996 and the measures necessary for administering it should be adopted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

A tariff quota for the import of turkey meat originating in Israel shall be opened within the limits of an annual volume of 1 400 tonnes.

The specific duty applicable to turkey meat imported under this quota and coming under the CN codes indicated below shall be:

— 0207 25 10: ECU 170/tonne

— 0207 25 90: ECU 186/tonne

— 0207 27 30: ECU 134/tonne

— 0207 27 40: ECU 93/tonne

— 0207 27 50: ECU 339/tonne

— 0207 27 60: ECU 127/tonne

— 0207 27 70: ECU 230/tonne

Article 2

The rules for applying this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 (2).

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 January 1996.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 December 1996. For the Council The President A. DUKES

(1) OJ No L 71, 20. 3. 1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (OJ No L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49).
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2395/96 of 2 December 1996 on the conclusion of an Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania and of the Protocol laying down the conditions relating to temporary joint ventures and joint enterprises provided for therein

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Parliament,

Whereas the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania have negotiated and initialled an Agreement on fisheries relations and a Protocol laying down the conditions relating to temporary joint ventures and joint enterprises provided for therein;

Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to approve the Agreement and the Protocol,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania and the Protocol laying down the conditions relating to temporary joint ventures and joint enterprises provided for in the Agreement are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The texts of the Agreement and the Protocol are attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons authorized to sign the Agreement and the Protocol in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

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

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

Done at Brussels, 2 December 1996.

For the Council

The President

E. FITZGERALD
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2407/96 of 12 December 1996 on the conclusion of the Protocol defining, for the period from 18 January 1996 to 17 January 1999, the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas, in accordance with the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles, signed in Brussels on 28 October 1987, the Contracting Parties held negotiations with a view to determining amendments to be made to that Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol attached thereto;

Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol defining, for the period from 18 January 1996 to 17 January 1999, the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for by the abovementioned Agreement was initialled on 18 January 1996;

Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve that Protocol;

Whereas the allocation of fishing possibilities among the Member States should be determined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing possibilities under the fisheries Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Protocol defining, for the period from 18 January 1996 to 17 January 1999, the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (2).

Article 2

The fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol are allocated among the Member States as follows:

- freezer tuna seiners:

France: 20 vessels

Spain: 22 vessels

- surface longliners:

France: 5 vessels

Spain: 10 vessels

If licence applications from these Member States do not exhaust the fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol, the Commission may entertain licence applications from any other Member State.

Article 3

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 12 December 1996.

For the Council

The President

A. DUKES

(1) OJ No C 347, 18. 11. 1996.

(2) OJ No L 157, 29. 6. 1996, p. 17.