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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1451/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 regulating compensation for appreciable reductions in the agricultural conversion rates before 1 July 1996

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 (2) lays down special rules applicable until 30 June 1996 to currencies which experience during that period an appreciable reduction in their agricultural conversion rates and in particular to the Finnish markka and the Swedish krona; whereas the risk of an appreciable reduction has again arisen in the case of the Swedish krona since monetary gaps of more than 5 % have occurred for that currency; whereas this situation could lead to an appreciable reduction in an agricultural conversion rate after the period referred to in the said Regulation;

Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 provides for the Council to take all necessary measures in the event of an appreciable revaluation, which, primarily to comply with obligations under the GATT Agreement and budgetary discipline, may involve derogations from the provisions of the said Regulation concerning aid and the amount by which the monetary gaps are dismantled, without, however, resulting in the threshold being extended; whereas the measures provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of the said Regulation cannot be applied as they stand; whereas it is necessary to take steps at Community level to prevent distortions of monetary origin affecting the implementation of the common agricultural policy;

Whereas on the basis of the information currently available, it is impossible to know what the situation will be after 31 December 1996; whereas application of the rules and amounts laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 would be justified in similar cases until that time,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in the title the date '1 July 1996` shall be replaced by '1 January 1997`;

(b) in Article 1, the date '30 June 1996` shall be replaced by '31 December 1996`.

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 1 July 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 1996.

For the Council

The President

I. YATES

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

(2) OJ No L 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 7.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1612/96 of 7 August 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for anglerfish by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

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 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1088/96 (4), provides for anglerfish quotas for 1996;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of anglerfish in the waters of ICES division VIII a, b, d by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 14 July 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of anglerfish in the waters of ICES division VIII a, b, d by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1996.

Fishing for anglerfish in the waters of ICES division VIII a, b, d by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 14 July 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 August 1996.

For the Commission

Hans VAN DEN BROEK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 144, 18. 6. 1996, p. 1.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1559/96 of 30 July 1996 increasing the volume of the tariff quota for imports of bananas provided for in Article 18 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 for 1996

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 18 (1) thereof,

Whereas Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 provides that, where Community demand determined on the basis of the supply balance referred to in Article 16 increases, the volume of the quota is to be increased in consequence;

Whereas in Commission Decision 96/473/EC (3), the Commission establishes the forecast balance for production and consumption in the Community and for imports and exports; whereas that balance indicates an increase in Community demand in particular as a result of the accession to the Community of Austria, Finland and Sweden;

Whereas on 4 April 1995 the Commission submitted to the Council a proposal adapting the volume of the tariff quota for the import of bananas following the accession of the new Member States (4); whereas, in spite of the Commission's efforts, the Council has so far not adopted any decision on that proposal; whereas, in order to satisfy consumption demand and prevent serious disturbance on the Community market, the Commission is obliged to increase the volume of the tariff quota on the basis of the forecast balance; whereas that increase should not include the additional quantity laid down in Commission Regulations (EC) No 127/96 (5) and (EC) No 822/96 (6) as a result of tropical storms Iris, Luis and Marilyn;

Whereas the Management Committee has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The tariff quota for imports of third-country and non-traditional ACP bananas provided for in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be 2 553 000 tonnes (net weight) for 1996, not including the additional quantity of 72 440 tonnes laid down in Regulations (EC) No 127/96 and (EC) No 822/96.

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, 30 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(3) See page 58 of this Official Journal.

(4) OJ No C 136, 3. 6. 1995, p. 22.

(5) OJ No L 20, 26. 2. 1996, p. 17.

(6) OJ No L 111, 4. 5. 1996, p. 7.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1590/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the basic price, and the seasonal adjustments to the basic price, for sheepmeat for the 1997 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) and (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),

Whereas the basic price must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89;

Whereas the basic price for sheep carcases is fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the main objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to guarantee a fair standard of living for the farming community and to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices; whereas these factors result in the price for the 1997 marketing year being fixed at the level laid down in this Regulation;

Whereas the weekly seasonally adjusted amounts applicable to the basic price should be fixed in the light of experience gained during the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 marketing years concerning private storage,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1997 marketing year, the basic price for sheepmeat is hereby fixed at ECU 504,07 for 100 kg carcase weight.

Article 2

The basic price referred to in Article 1 is hereby seasonally adjusted in accordance with the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from the beginning of the 1997 marketing year.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 1996.

For the Council

The President

H. COVENEY

(1) OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1589/96 (see p. 25 of this Official Journal).

(2) OJ No C 125, 27. 4. 1996, p. 35.

(3) OJ No C 166, 10. 6. 1996.

(4) OJ No C 204, 15. 7. 1996, p. 57.

ANNEX

1997 MARKETING YEAR

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1648/96 of 30 July 1996 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 on the certificate and analysis report required for the importation of wine, grape juice and grape must

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/06 (2), and in particular Article 70 (8) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (2) (c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 of 24 July 1989 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 120/96 (4), third countries exporting into the Community wine or grape juice in labelled containers of not more than five litres fitted with a non-reusable closing device, in a total quantity of less than 1 000 hectolitres per year, are exempt from the certificate and analysis report; whereas the third countries benefiting from that exemption for their exports into the Community are listed in Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 of 18 December 1985 on the certificate and analysis report required for the importation of wine, grape juice and grape must (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2039/88 (6); whereas the Republic of San Marino has submitted a request to the Commission to benefit from this exemption stating that it is willing to respect the conditions relating thereto; whereas, as a result, that third country should be entered on the list in Annex V to the abovementioned Regulation;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following third country is hereby added to Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85:

'- the Republic of San Marino`.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 31.

(3) OJ No L 232, 9. 8. 1989, p. 7.

(4) OJ No L 20, 26. 1. 1996, p. 2.

(5) OJ No L 343, 20. 12. 1985, p. 20.

(6) OJ No L 179, 9. 7. 1988, p. 29.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1871/96 of 27 September 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in the beef and veal sector, in respect of the payment of advances

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 organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1588/96 (2), and in particular Articles 4b (8) and 4d (8) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1504/96 (4) lays down certain rules concerning the payment of advances; whereas, given the difficult market situation, an increase in the amount of the advance payment of the special premium and of the suckler cow premium, as well as an earlier initial date for payment of those advances, should be authorized;

Whereas the Regulation should enter into force without delay in order to permit the payment of the advances as from 1 October 1996;

Whereas 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

The last subparagraph of Article 44 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 is replaced by the following:

'However, the advance on the special premium and on the suckler cow premium in respect of the 1996 calendar year may be paid from 1 October 1996 for an amount up to 80 % of those premia.`

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, 27 September 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 23.

(3) OJ No L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 20.

(4) OJ No L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 77.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1830/96 of 20 September 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal

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 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3076/95 of 22 December 1995 allocating, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (3), provides for cod quotas for 1996;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 30 August 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Portugal for 1996.

Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 30 August 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 September 1996.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 51.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1915/96 of 3 October 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 554/95 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of sparkling and aerated sparkling wine

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/96 (2), and in particular Article 72 (5) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2333/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1429/96 (4), lays down general rules for the description and presentation of sparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines;

Whereas the fourth indent of Article 15 (2) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1426/96 (6), includes for Germany as a specific term traditionally used 'Qualitätsschaumwein garantierten Ursprungs`; whereas to allow that term to be used as a sales description of a quality sparkling wine psr, it must be included for Germany in Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 554/95 (7);

Whereas, following the amendment of German and Spanish legislation, the list of geographical names in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 554/95 should be amended;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 554/95 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following is inserted in Article 4 (1) after item (f):

'(g) for Germany:

"Qualitätsschaumwein garantierten Ursprungs".`

2. In Annex I:

(a) under '1. For Germany`, under the geographical unit Rhein-Mosel, 'c) Saar` is deleted;

(b) under '3. For Spain`, the geographical unit 'Almendralejo` is deleted.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 3 October 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 31.

(3) OJ No L 231, 13. 8. 1992, p. 9.

(4) OJ No L 184, 24. 7. 1996, p. 9.

(5) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 59.

(6) OJ No L 184, 24. 7. 1996, p. 1.

(7) OJ No L 56, 14. 3. 1995, p. 3.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2052/96 of 25 October 1996 fixing the single reduction coefficient for determining the provisional quantity of bananas to be allocated to each Category C operator within the tariff quota for 1997

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 of 10 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1409/96 (4), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,

Whereas, on 4 April 1995, the Commission sent the Council a proposal for a Regulation adjusting Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the volume of the annual tariff quota for the import of bananas into the Community following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, whereas, despite the Commission's best efforts, the Council has not yet decided on the increase in the tariff quota on the basis of the above proposal;

Whereas, without pre-empting the measures to be decided by the Council, the quantities for allocation to Category C operators for 1997 should be provisionally established so that the import licences can be issued for the early quarters of that year, whereas the reduction coefficient applying to Category C operators should accordingly be calculated on the basis of a tariff quota amounting to 2 200 000 tonnes, whereas the quantities applied for in respect of 1997 amount to 199 347 000 tonnes and exceed the 77 000 tonnes of the tariff quota set pursuant to Article 19 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93; whereas a single percentage reduction should therefore be applied to the quantities requested by each operator;

Whereas this Regulation must enter into force immediately, taking account of the time limits laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The provisional quantity to be allocated to each Category C operator for 1997, within the tariff quota provided for in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, shall be calculated by applying to the quantity applied for by each operator a single reduction coefficient of 0,000386 pursuant to Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93.

Article 2

This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to the measures adopted, where appropriate, for the application of subsequent Council decisions.

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, 25 October 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(3) OJ No L 142, 12. 6. 1993, p. 6.

(4) OJ No L 181, 20. 7. 1996, p. 13.