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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 1999 L 299/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2457/1999
of 19 November 1999
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long
grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market inrice (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and
in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of
6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports ofrice to Réunion (
3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/
1999 (4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
(1)Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999 (5)
opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on riceexported to Réunion;
(2)Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89allows the Commission to decide, in accordance withthe procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted,to make no award;(3)Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximumsubsidy should not be fixed;
(4)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION:
Article 1
No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 15 to
18 November 1999 in response to the invitation to tenderreferred to in Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999 for the subsidyon exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice falling withinCN code 1006 20 98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 November 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 11. 1999 L 298/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2452/1999
of 18 November 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued inRegulation(EC) No 2010/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for theapplication of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on thegranting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to betaken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98 (4), and in
particular Article 7 thereof,
(1) Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/orthe tax for the export of common wheat to certain ACPStates was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation(EC) No 2010/1999 (
5);
(2) Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95provides that the Commission may, on the basis of thetenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,decide to fix a maximum export refund taking accountof the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC)No 1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded
to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bidrelates to an export tax;
(3) Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteriato the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 12 to 18 November 1999, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/1999, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheatshall be EUR 42,97/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 November 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 November 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 248, 21.9.1999, p. 19.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.1999 L302/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2477/1999
of 24 November 1999
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,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2038/1999of13
September1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketsinthesugarsector(
1),andinparticularthethirdsubparagraph
of Article 18(5) thereof,
(1)Whereas the refunds on white sugar and raw sugarexportedinthenaturalstatewerefixedbyCommissionRegulation (EC) No 2436/1999(
2);
(2)Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rulescontained in Regulation (EC) No 2436/1999 to theinformation known to the Commission that the exportrefunds at present in force should be altered to the
amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(a)of
Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, undenatured and exported inthenaturalstate,asfixedintheAnnextoRegulation(EC)No2436/1999 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in theAnnex hereto.
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25November1999.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 24 November 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 297, 18.11.1999, p. 3.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.1999 L302/11
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 24 November 1999 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in its unaltered state
Productcode Amountofrefund
—EUR/100 kg—
170111909100 43,22 (1)
170111909910 43,18 (1)
170111909950 (2)
170112909100 43,22 (1)
170112909910 43,18 (1)
170112909950 (2)
—EUR/1%ofsucrose×100 kg—
170191009000 0,4698
—EUR/100 kg—
170199109100 46,98
170199109910 49,15
170199109950 46,94
—EUR/1%ofsucrose×100 kg—
170199909100 0,4698
(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92%; if the yield is other than 92%,
therefundapplicableiscalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle 19(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999.
(
2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26. 9.
1985,p.12),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3251/85(OJL309,21.11.1985,p. 14).
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2425/1999

of 15 November 1999

opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Iceland resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93

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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2491/98(2), in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/492/EC of 21 June 1999 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, concerning Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland(3), in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999(5), consolidated the arrangements for managing the tariff quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release of free circulation.

(2) It is necessary to open, for 2000, the quota provided for in paragraph 3 of point III of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, concerning Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the the Republic of Iceland.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed products not listed in Annex I,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 2000, the goods from Iceland which are listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be subject to the duties recorded in that Annex within the limits of the annual quota indicated therein.

Article 2

The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Article 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 3

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

It shall be applicable from 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28.

(3) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 47.

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

(5) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.

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EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.11.1999 L304/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2505/1999
of 26 November 1999
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27
June1968onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkand milk products(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1587/96(2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article
7a(1) and Article 7a(3) thereof,
(1)WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No777/87(3),aslast
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, FinlandandSweden,setsoutthecircumstancesunderwhichthebuying-in of butter and skimmed-milk powder may besuspended and subsequently resumed and, wheresuspension takes place, the alternative measures thatmay be taken;
(2)Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1547/87(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1802/95(5),lays
down the criteria for opening and suspending thebuying-in of butter by invitation to tender in theMember States or, in the case of the United Kingdomand Germany, in a region thereof;
(3)WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No2306/1999(6)
suspends buying-in of butter in certain Member States;whereas information on market prices shows that thecondition laid down in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1547/87 is no longer met in Finland, Great Britain,Italy, Ireland, Spain and Portugal; whereas the list ofMemberStatesinwhichthatsuspensionappliesmustbeadjusted accordingly;
(4)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 is herebysuspended in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece,Northern Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria, the Netherlands andSweden.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 2306/1999 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 November 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 November 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 78, 20.3.1987, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 144, 4.6.1987, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 174, 26.7.1995, p. 27.
(6) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 26.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2464/1999

of 22 November 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1729/1999 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87 and (EEC) No 3719/88 as regards milk and milk products, beef and veal, pigmeat, eggs, poultrymeat, agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty and certain cereal products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96(2), and in particular Articles 13(3), 17(14) and 28 thereof, and the corresponding provisions of other regulations on the common organisation of the market in agricultural products,

Whereas:

(1) special measures have been taken by Regulation (EC) No 1729/1999(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/1999(4), to regularise export operations which could not be completed due to the appearance of contamination of certain products with dioxin;

(2) health measures taken by the authorities of certain third countries in respect of exports from the Community are still in place and continue to affect export possibilities for certain agricultural products;

(3) the damaging consequences for Community exporters should be limited by extending certain time limits for certain products;

(4) in the light of developments, this Regulation should enter into force immediately;

(5) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the management committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1729/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 2(2) is replaced by the following: "2. On application by the titular holder, the validity period of export licences issued pursuant to Commission Regulations (EC) No 1162/95(5), (EC) No 1466/95(6) and (EC) No 174/1999(7) which were applied for by 7 June 1999 at the latest and whose validity did not expire before 31 May 1999 shall be extended to 30 November 1999."

2. In Article 2(3) "180 days" is replaced by "210 days".

3. In the first indent of Article 4(3) "150 days" is replaced by "210 days" and the following sentence is added: "However, the extension shall not exceed 31 May 2000,".

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 22 November 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.

(3) OJ L 204, 4.8.1999, p. 13.

(4) OJ L 268, 16.10.1999, p. 7.

(5) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.

(6) OJ L 144, 28.6.1995, p. 22.

(7) OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.6.1999 L164/75
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1418/1999
of 29 June 1999
on the issuingof A1 export licences for fruit and veg etables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-menting Council Regulation (EEC) No 2200/96 asregards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1303/1999(2), and in
particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1304/1999(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1380/1999(4),setsthe
quantities for which A1 export licences, other than thoserequested in the context of food aid, may be issued;
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation(EC)No2190/96setsthe
conditionsunderwhichspecialmeasuresmaybetakenbythe Commission with a view to avoiding an overrun ofthe quantities for which A1 licences may be issued;
WhereastheCommissionhasreceivedinformationwhich
indicates that those quantities, reduced or increased bythe quantities referred to in Article 2(3) of Regulation(EC) No 2190/96, would be exceeded if A1 licences wereissued without restriction for apples in response to
applications submitted since 24 June 1999 whereas,therefore, a percentage should be fixed for the issuing oflicences for quantities applied for on 24 June 1999 andapplications for A1 licences submitted later in thatapplication period should be rejected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
A1 export licences for apples for which applications were
submitted on 24 June 1999 pursuant to Article 1 ofRegulation (EC) No 1304/1999 shall be issued for 20,0%of the quantities applied for.
Applications for A1 export licences submitted after 24
June 1999 and before 9 September 1999 for that productshall be rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 155, 22.6.1999, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 155, 22.6.1999, p. 30.
(4) OJ L 162, 26.6.1999, p. 62.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2599/1999

of 9 December 1999

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 10 December 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

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

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 9 December 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2591/1999

of 7 December 1999

establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999(4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,

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

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 December 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 December 1999.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

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

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

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

(4) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2656/1999

of 16 December 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 2789/98 derogating temporarily from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999(2), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2789/98(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1389/1999(4), grants a temporary derogation from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98(6), on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector;

(2) The reasons for extending the validity of the export licences with advance fixing of the refund and for extending the derogation granted in Article 10(5) to products falling within CN code 0202 and to certain products falling within CN code 1602 50 are still valid. It is therefore necessary to extend the validity of Regulation (EC) No 2789/98;

(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

In the second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2789/98, "31 December 1999" is replaced by "30 June 2000".

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 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24.

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

(3) OJ L 347, 23.12.1998, p. 33.

(4) OJ L 163, 29.6.1999, p. 16.

(5) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.

(6) OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.