ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 477/2000

of 2 March 2000

fixing the guarantee threshold quantities which may be transferred to another group of varieties for the 2000 harvest in the raw tobacco sector

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 660/1999(2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 introduced production quotas for the different groups of varieties of tobacco. The individual quotas were divided between producers on the basis of the guarantee thresholds for the 2000 harvest fixed in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 660/1999. Under Article 9(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 the Commission may authorise Member States to transfer parts of their guarantee threshold allocations between groups of varieties. These transfers do not give rise to additional costs between groups of varieties to the EAGGF and do not involve any increase in Member States' overall guarantee threshold allocations.

(2) This Regulation should apply as soon as possible, well before the deadline for the conclusion of cultivation contracts laid down in Article 10(1) 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 2637/1999(4).

(3) 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

For the 2000 harvest, in accordance with Article 22(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2848/98, Member States shall be authorised to transfer guarantee threshold quantities from one group of varieties to another in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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, 2 March 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 10.

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

(4) OJ L 323, 15.12.1999, p. 8.

ANNEX

Guarantee threshold quantities which each Member State is authorised to transfer from one group of varieties to another

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EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.3.2000 L58/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 480/2000
of 2 March 2000
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92of30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1501/95of
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 betakenintheeventofdisturbanceonthemarketforcereals(
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98(4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Aninvitationtotenderfortherefundand/orthetaxfor
the export of barley to all third countries was openedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999(
5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2322/
1999(6).
(2)Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides thatthe Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-fied, in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92,decidetofixamaximumexportrefundtakingaccountofthecriteria
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95.Inthatcaseacontractisawardedtoanytendererwhosebid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund, aswell as to any tenderer whose bid relates to an exporttax.
(3)The application of the abovementioned criteria to thecurrentmarketsituationforthecerealinquestionresultsin the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1.
(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 25 February to 2 March 2000,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)No1701/1999,themaximumrefundonexportationofbarleyshall be EUR 27,00/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2000.
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 201, 31.7.1999, p. 27.
(6) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 77.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10.3.2000 L 63/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 510/2000
of 9 March 2000
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration oftariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef andfor frozen buffalo meat (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 134/1999 (2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue ofimport licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).
(2) Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes theamount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef andveal originating in and imported from the United Statesof America and Canada which may be imported onspecial terms for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June2000 at 11 500 t.(3) It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to thisRegulation will, throughout the period of validity, beopen for use only in so far as provisions on healthprotection in force permit,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 March
2000 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal asreferred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall begranted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accord-
ance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during thefirst five days of April 2000 for 8 634,62 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 22.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.3.2000 L61/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 499/2000
of 7 March 2000
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 EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21December1994ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheimport 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)No3223/94laysdown,pursuanttothe
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes thestandard values for imports from third countries, inrespect of the products and periods stipulated in theAnnex thereto.(2)In compliance with the above criteria, the standardimport values must be fixed at the levels set out in theAnnex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 March 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 March 2000.
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.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.3.2000 L61/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 7 March 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CNcodeThirdcountry
code(1)Standardimport
value
07020000 204 77,5
212 158,6
624 160,7
999 132,3
07070005 052 116,8
068 81,3
628 146,6
999 114,9
07091000 220 201,2
999 201,2
07099070 052 86,0
204 55,4
628 141,9
999 94,4
08051010,08051030,08051050 052 62,7
204 35,6
212 41,3
600 47,6
624 53,8
999 48,2
08053010 052 41,7
220 69,6
600 63,5
999 58,3
08081020,08081050,08081090 204 82,6
388 142,8
400 90,6
404 81,9
508 93,2
512 80,9
528 96,5
720 63,9
728 93,4
999 91,8
08082050 388 85,4
400 102,6
512 70,2
528 80,7
624 67,3
999 81,2
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/1999 (OJ L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 46). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of
other origin’.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.3.2000 L64/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 522/2000
of 10 March 2000
establishing the quantity of certain poultrymeat and eggs sector products available for the second
quarter of 2000 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1866/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1866/95of26July1995layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationinthepoultrymeatandeggssectorofthearrangementsprovidedfor in the free trade agreements between the Community, ofthe one part and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the otherpart(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97(2),
and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,Whereas:In order to ensure distribution of the quantities available, thequantitiescarriedforwardfromtheperiod1Aprilto30June2000shouldbeaddedtothequantitiesavailablefortheperiod1 January to 31 March 2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Thequantityavailablefortheperiod1Aprilto30June2000pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1866/95 is set out in theAnnex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.Done at Brussels, 10 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 179, 29.7.1995, p. 26.
(2) OJ L 204, 31.7.1997, p. 16.70 600,00ANNEX
(t)
Totalquantityavailable
fortheperiod
1Aprilto30June2000
50 600,0075GroupNo
60 600,00
120,00
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.3.2000 L71/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 599/2000
of 17 March 2000
concerningapplications for import licences for durum wheat under tariff quotas provided for in
Regulation (EC) No 778/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18
June1996ontheimplementationoftheconcessionssetoutinScheduleCXLdrawnupinthewakeoftheconclusionoftheGATT XXIV:6 negotiations(
1), and in particular Article 1
thereof,
Whereas:Commission Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 of 15 April 1999
opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotasfor 300000 tonnes of quality wheat and 50000 tonnes ofdurum wheat and repealing Regulations (EC) No 529/97 and(EC) No 2228/96(
2), lays down special provisions on the
organisationofimportsunderthequota.Article3(2)ofRegu-lation (EC) No 778/1999 provides that the Commission is tofixauniformpercentagereductioninthequantitiesifapplica-tions for import licences exceed the quantities that may beimported.Applicationsforlicencesfordurumwheatsubmittedbetween 29 January and 14 March 2000 relate to 159034tonnesofqualitydurumwheat.Themaximumquantitytobe
allocated is 50000 tonnes. The appropriate percentage ofreduction for import licence applications submitted between29 January and 14 March 2000 qualifying for the conditionsprovidedforinRegulation(EC)No1095/96mustthereforebeset,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences for durum wheat qualifying
fortheconditionsprovidedforinRegulation(EC)No1095/96submitted between 29 January and 14 March 2000 and noti-fied to the Commission shall be accepted for the tonnagesindicatedthereinmultipliedbyacoefficientof0,314.Applica-tions not notified to the Commission shall be refused.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 march 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 101, 16.4.1999, p. 36.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 594/2000

of 17 March 2000

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2176/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice [1], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 [2], and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2176/1999 [3].

(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 [4], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95 [5], allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.

(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice falling within CN code 10063067 to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2176/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 10 to 16 March 2000 at 269,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 March 2000.

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 267, 15.10.1999, p. 4.

[4] OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.

[5] OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21.3.2000 L 72/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 604/2000
of 20 March 2000
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the
application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in
Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21
December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of prefer-ential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originatingin Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and theGaza Strip (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/
97 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) (a) thereof,
Whereas:Pursuant to Article 2 (2) and Article 3 of abovementioned
Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import andproducer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom)carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered rosesand small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods.Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for theapplication of the arrangements for the import into theCommunity of certain floricultural products originating inCyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and theGaza Strip (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on
the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States.Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs dutiesapplicable can be determined. Whereas, to that end, provisionshould be made for this Regulation to enter into force imme-diately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous
(bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flow-ered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1bof Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall beas set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 2000.It shall apply from 22 March to 4 April 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16. (4) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21.3.2000 L 72/12
ANNEX
Period: from 22 March to 4 April 2000(EUR/100 pieces)
Community producer
priceUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
11,35 11,07 40,16 15,84
Community import
pricesUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
Israel 9,24 7,29 15,31 15,93
Morocco 14,93 15,36 — —
Cyprus — — — —
Jordan — — — —
West Bank and
Gaza Strip — — — —
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.3.2000 L75/51
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 626/2000
of 23 March 2000
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (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,
Whereas:
(1)Aninvitationtotenderfortherefundand/orthetaxfor
the export of common wheat to certain ACP States wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2010/1999(
5).
(2)Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides thatthe Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-fied, in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92,decidetofixamaximumexportrefundtakingaccountofthecriteriareferred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
Inthatcaseacontractisawardedtoanytendererwhosebid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund, aswell as to any tenderer whose bid relates to an exporttax.
(3)The application of the abovementioned criteria to thecurrentmarketsituationforthecerealinquestionresultsin 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 17 to 23 March 2000, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/1999,themaximumrefundonexportationofcommonwheatshall be EUR 33,50/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 March 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2000.
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 25.3.2000 L76/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 631/2000
of 24 March 2000
concerningtenders 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
December1995onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinrice(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2072/98(2),and
in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2692/89of
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,
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999(5) opens
aninvitationtotenderforthesubsidyonriceexportedto Réunion.
(2)Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows theCommissiontodecide,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle22ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no
award.
(3)OnthebasisofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidyshould not be fixed.
(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Noactionshallbetakenonthetenderssubmittedfrom20to
23March2000inresponsetotheinvitationtotenderreferredto in Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999 for the subsidy onexportstoRéunionofhuskedlonggrainricefallingwithinCNcode 10062098.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 March 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 24 March 2000.
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.