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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1651/2002

of 16 September 2002

altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1585/2002(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1618/2002(4).

(2) It follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1585/2002 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1585/2002 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 September 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.

(3) OJ L 239, 6.9.2002, p. 10.

(4) OJ L 246, 13.9.2002, p. 5.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 16 September 2002 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state

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NB:

The product codes and the "A" series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.

The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1638/2002

of 13 September 2002

fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 57th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender.

(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.

(3) 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

For the 57th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 10 September 2002, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 September 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.

(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.

(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 20.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1679/2002

of 23 September 2002

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 1498/98(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 24 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 September 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

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

(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 September 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1658/2002

of 18 September 2002

applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000

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 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1052/2002(4), and in particular Article 8(5),

Whereas:

(1) The total amount of applications for refund certificates valid from 1 October 2002 exceeds the maximum referred to in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.

(2) A reduction coefficient shall be calculated on the basis of Article 8(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000. Such coefficient should therefore be applied to amounts requested in the form of refund certificates valid from 1 October 2002 as established in Article 8(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amounts for applications of refund certificates valid from 1 October 2002 are subject to a reduction coefficient of 0,42.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 September 2002.

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 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 160, 18.6.2002, p. 16.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1709/2002

of 26 September 2002

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye to all third countries excluding Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1632/2002(7).

(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.

(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.

(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

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 20 to 26 September 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2002.

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 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.

(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.

(6) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 14.

(7) OJ L 247, 14.9.2002, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1727/2002

of 27 September 2002

determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2002 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia 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 571/97 of 26 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreement between the Community, of the one part, and Slovenia, of the other part(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the fourth quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

(2) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.

2. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 56.

(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2002

of 26 September 2002

establishing the estimated production of unginned cotton for the 2002/2003 marketing year and the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price

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 1050/2001(1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 19(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 16(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1486/2002(4), lays down that the estimated production of unginned cotton referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 and the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price must be established before 10 September of the marketing year concerned.

(2) Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 lays down that account must be taken of crop forecasts when establishing the estimated production. Based on the available data for the 2002/2003 marketing year, that production should be fixed as indicated below.

(3) The provisional reduction of the guide price is calculated in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, replacing, however, actual production with estimated production plus 15 %. This reduction should accordingly be fixed at the levels indicated below.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. For the 2002/2003 marketing year, estimated production of unginned cotton is fixed at:

- 1061978 tonnes for Greece,

- 313828 tonnes for Spain,

- 1664 tonnes for Portugal.

2. For the 2002/2003 marketing year, the provisional reduction of the guide price is fixed at:

- 36,992 EUR/100 kg for Greece,

- 23,918 EUR/100 kg for Spain,

- 14,669 EUR/100 kg for Portugal.

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, 26 September 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10.

(4) OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1729/2002

of 30 September 2002

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 1498/98(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 1 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

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

(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 September 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1717/2002

of 27 September 2002

prohibiting fishing for common sole 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3) lays down quotas for common sole for 2002.

(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.

(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock from 14 September 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of common sole in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 2002.

Fishing for common sole in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 14 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1739/2002

of 30 September 2002

on the initial publication of the quantities of certain basic products which may be placed under inward processing arrangements without prior examination of the economic conditions

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 3, first paragraph, thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission has drawn up a supply balance as described in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 and submitted it for examination to the Group of Experts on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty, in accordance with Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1488/2001.

(2) The estimated total amount needed for refunds for the budget period from 1 October 2002 to 30 September 2003 as determined using this balance exceeds the funds available for refunds in accordance with the limits arising from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.

(3) The total quantities of certain basic products as identified by their eight digit Combined Nomenclature code, which may be placed under the inward processing arrangements for use in the manufacture of goods without prior examination of the economic conditions and which have been determined in accordance with this balance should therefore be published,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The total quantities of certain basic products listed in Annex I to the Treaty which may be placed under inward processing arrangements without prior examination of the economic conditions are set out in the Annex to this Regulation pursuant to Article 3, first paragraph, of Regulation (EC) No 1488/2001.

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 Brussels, 30 September 2002.

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, 19.7.2001, p. 9.

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