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Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/2000

of 14 December 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) By virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96(1), the Council opened Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products; Community demand for the products in question should be met under the most favourable conditions; Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened at reduced or zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes, and increased or extended in the case of certain existing tariff quotas, while avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products.

(2) It is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain a Community tariff quota on some of the products covered by the above Regulation, and those products should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I.

(3) In view of the large number of amendments coming into effect on 1 January 2001 and in order to clarify matters for the user, the table in Annex I to the above Regulation should be replaced by the table in the Annex to this Regulation.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended.

(5) Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation for European industry it is necessary to invoke the ground of urgency referred to in point 1(3) of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2000, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be amended as follows:

- order No 09.2799: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 47000 tonnes;

- order No 09.2939: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 260000000 units;

- order No 09.2949: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 16000000 units;

- order No 09.2959: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 80000 tonnes;

- order No 09.2985: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 200000 units.

Article 2

The table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be replaced by the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2001, except for Article 1, which shall apply from 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 December 2000.

For the Council

D. Gillot

The President

(1) OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2255/2000 (OJ L 258, 12.10.2000, p. 14).

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2881/2000

of 27 December 2000

derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 on the application of the system of import licences for garlic imported from third countries

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 Regulation (EC) No 2699/2000(2), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1104/2000(3) lays down periods for the submission of applications for import licences for garlic originating in China.

(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/94(5), stipulates that import licences are to be valid for 40 days from their date of issue as defined in Article 3(2) of that Regulation. Since the period for submitting import licence applications for garlic originating in China for December 2000 and January 2001 is longer, the term of validity of licences issued for that period should be extended where the applicants so request.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93, the competent national authorities may extend the term of validity of import licences for garlic originating in China issued for the period December 2000 to January 2001 as referred to in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1104/2000 to 80 days from their date of issue where the holder of the licence concerned so requests.

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 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 9.

(3) OJ L 125, 26.5.2000, p. 21.

(4) OJ L 170, 13.7.1993, p. 10.

(5) OJ L 176, 9.7.1994, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 820/2000

of 19 April 2000

on the issuing of import licences for certain sugar sector products with EC/OCT cumulation of origin

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community(1), as last amended by Decision 97/803/EC(2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 465/2000 of 29 February 2000 introducing safeguard measures for imports from the overseas countries and territories of sugar sector products with EC/OCT cumulation of origin(3), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof, in conjunction with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2553/97 of 17 December 1997 on rules for issuing import licences for certain products covered by CN codes 1701, 1702, 1703 and 1704 and qualifying as ACP/OCT originating products(4), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 465/2000 allows EC/OCT cumulation of origin for products covered by CN codes 1701, 1806 10 30 and 1806 10 90 for up to 3340 tonnes of sugar during the period of validity of that Regulation. Import licences were issued for 3000 tonnes of sugar in March 2000.

(2) Three applications were submitted to the national authorities in April 2000 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 465/2000 for import licences covering a total quantity exceeding the available balance of 340 tonnes.

(3) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 465/2000, in conjunction with Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2553/97, provides that where licence applications cover annual quantities in excess of 3340 tonnes of sugar, the Commission is to adopt a regulation fixing a single reducing coefficient to be applied to the applications submitted and suspend the submission of further applications during the year of validity of that regulation.

(4) The Commission must accordingly fix a reducing coefficient for the import licences issued and suspend the submission of further licence applications pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 465/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The import licences applied for under Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 465/2000 on 7 April 2000 for 2500 tonnes, 750 tonnes and 340 tonnes of sugar covered by CN code 1701 99 10 shall be issued for 9,47075 % of the quantity applied for.

Article 2

The submission of further applications during the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 465/2000 is hereby suspended.

Article 3

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, 19 April 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 263, 19.9.1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 329, 29.11.1997, p. 50.

(3) OJ L 56, 1.3.2000, p. 39.

(4) OJ L 349, 19.12.1997, p. 26.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1534/2000

of 13 July 2000

determining the sensitive production areas and/or the groups of high-quality varieties exempt from application of the quota buyback programme in raw tobacco

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1336/2000(2), and in particular Article 14a thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Under Article 34(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1249/2000(4), the Commission must determine, on the basis of proposals from the Member States, which sensitive production areas and/or groups of high-quality varieties, up to a maximum of 25 % of each Member State's guarantee threshold, are to be exempt from application of the quota buyback programme.

(2) At the request of certain Member States, these groups of high-quality varieties should be determined.

(3) Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 stipulates that the Member State must make public its intention to sell from 1 September so that other producers may buy the quota before it is actually bought back. Therefore this Regulation must apply from 31 August 2000.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities of groups of high-quality varieties exempt from quota buyback for the 2000 harvest are as follows:

in Portugal:

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in France:

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Article 2

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

It shall apply from 31 August 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 July 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70.

(2) OJ L 154, 27.6.2000, p. 2.

(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 17.

(4) OJ L 142, 16.6.2000, p. 3.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 289/2000

of 3 February 2000

concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2626/1999(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.

(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.

(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 955/1999(4), for a period of three months by the holder.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.

Article 2

Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20th 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, 3 February 2000.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 321, 14.12.1999, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1.

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Council Regulation (EC) No 1009/2000

of 8 May 2000

concerning capital increases of the European Central Bank

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the "Statute") and in particular Article 28(1) thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation made by the European Central Bank (ECB)(1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities(3),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 107(6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community ("the Treaty") and Article 42 of the Statute,

Whereas:

(1) Articles 28(1) and 28(2) of the Statute require that the ECB be provided by the national central banks with capital of EUR 5000 million, which is to become operational upon the establishment of the ECB.

(2) Article 28(1) of the Statute provides that the capital may be increased by such amounts as may be decided by the Governing Council of the ECB, within the limits and under the conditions set by the Council.

(3) Article 123(1), in conjunction with Article 107(6) of the Treaty provides that immediately after 1 July 1998 the Council is to adopt the provision referred to in Article 28(1) of the Statute.

(4) This Regulation establishes a limit for future increases in the ECB's capital, thereby enabling the Governing Council of the ECB to decide on an actual increase at some point in the future in order to sustain the adequacy of the capital base needed to support the operations of the ECB,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Increases in the capital of the ECB

The Governing Council of the ECB may increase the capital of the ECB beyond the amount specified in the first sentence of Article 28(1) of the Statute by an additional amount of up to EUR 5000 million.

Article 2

Final provision

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 the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at Brussels, 8 May 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. Pina Moura

(1) OJ C 411, 31.12.1998, p. 10.

(2) OJ C 219, 30.7.1999, p. 182.

(3) Opinion delivered on 8 March 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2000

of 3 April 2000

concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987(1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 254/2000(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.

(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.

(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Council and European Parliament Regulation (EC) No 955/1999(4), for a period of three months by the holder.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.

Article 2

Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 April 2000.

For the Commission

Frederik Bolkestein

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 28, 3.2.2000, p. 16.

(3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2000

of 27 September 2000

on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22 May 1995 relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 374/95(2),

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 9 of the said Regulation the introduction of the nomenclature of countries and territories is the responsibility of the Commission.

(2) The version thereof valid on 1 January 2000 was set out in the annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/1999(3).

(3) The alphabetical coding of countries and territories is based on the ISO alpha 2 standard into force as far as it is compatible with the requirements of Community legislation. Moreover, it is preferable to be a transition period allowing Member States to adapt to the amendments made. It is essential for purposes of simplification for this transition period to end when the provisions revising the rules on the Single Administrative Document come into force.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-Member Countries,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The version valid on 1 January 2001 of the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States is set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.

However, the Member States may use the three-digit numeric codes also shown in the Annex to this Regulation until the provisions revising Annexes 37 and 38 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(4) come into force.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2000.

For the Commission

Pedro Solbes Mira

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 118, 25.5.1995, p. 10.

(2) OJ L 48, 19.2.1998, p. 6.

(3) OJ L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 46.

(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

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NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FOR THE EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STATISTICS OF TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13.1.2001 L 10/79
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2907/2000 of 28 December 2000 opening tariff quotas for theyear 2001 for imports into the European Community of products originating in the Czech Republic, Slovak
Republic, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria
(Official Journal of the European Communities L 336 of 30 December 2000)
On page 58, in Article 3:for:‘It shall apply with effect from 5 January 2001’,
read:‘It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2001’.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 7/2001 of 4 January 2001 establishing the standard import
values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(Official Journal of the European Communities L 2 of 5 January2001)
On page 7 in the Annex, under the column headed ‘CN code’:for:‘07071000’,
read:‘07091000’.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1004/2001 of 22 May 2001 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 140 of 24 May 2001)

On page 9, under column 2 (CN code):

for: " 8528 30 90 ",

read: " 8525 30 90 ".
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 807/2001 of 25 April 2001 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 118 of 27 April 2001)

In the Annex: on page 9, in part A, section 2.1.3 "Benzimidazoles and pro-benzimidazoles", for the substance "Netobimin", in the column "Animal species":

for:

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on page 10, point 2.2.3 "Pyrethroids" is amended as follows:

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