ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 1. 2000 L 21/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 170/2000
of 25 January 2000
determining the extent to which applications submitted in January 2000 for import licences for the
tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in the European Agreement between the Community
and the Republic of Slovenia can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2768/1999
of 22 December 1999 laying down for 2000 detailed rules forthe application of the tariff quota for beef and veal providedfor in the European Agreement between the Community andthe Republic of Slovenia (
1), and in particular Article 3(4)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2768/1999 fixes the
quantity of fresh or chilled beef and veal originating inSlovenia which may be imported under special condi-tions from 1 January to 30 June 2000; the quantity ofmeat for which import licences have been submitted issuch that applications may be granted in full;
(2)Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2768/1999 laysdown that if, during 2000, the quantity for whichlicence applications are submitted for the first periodspecified in paragraph 3 of that Article is less than thequantity available, the remaining quantity is to be added
to the quantity available for the following period; inview of the quantity remaining for the first period, thequantity available for the country concerned for thesecond period, from 1 July to 31 December 2000,should be specified,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION:
Article 1
1. Import licences shall be granted for the full quantities
covered by applications submitted for the quota referred to inRegulation (EC) No 2768/1999 for the period 1 January to 30June 2000.
2. The quantity available for the period referred to in Article
1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2768/1999 running from 1 July to31 December 2000 shall be 8 885 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 5.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.1.2000 L19/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 164/2000
of 24 January 2000
re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations origin-
ating in Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No4088/87of21
December1987fixingconditionsfortheapplicationofprefer-entialcustomsdutiesonimportsofcertainflowersoriginatinginCyprus,Israel,JordanandMoroccoandtheWestBankandthe Gaza Strip(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5 (2) (b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the
applicationofapreferentialcustomsdutyonlarge-flow-ered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom)carnationsandmultiflorous(spray)carnationswithinthelimit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports offresh cut flowers into the Community;
(2)CouncilRegulation(EC)No1981/94(3),aslastamended
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2530/1999(4),
opens and provides for the administration ofCommunitytariffquotasforcertainproductsoriginatinginAlgeria,Cyprus,Egypt,Israel,Jordan,Malta,Morocco,theWestBankandtheGazaStrip,TunisiaandTurkey,andprovidingdetailedrulesforextendingandadaptingthese tariff quotas;
(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 165/2000(5) fixed
Community producer and import prices for carnationsand roses for application of the arrangements forimportation from the countries in question;(4)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(6), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2062/97(7),laiddown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesearrangements;
(5)the preferential customs duty fixed for uniflorous(standard)carnationsoriginatinginIsraelbyRegulation(EC)No1981/94wassuspendedbyCommissionRegu-lation (EC) No 56/2000(
8);
(6)on the basis of price recordings made as specified inRegulations(EEC)No4088/87and(EEC)No700/88itmustbeconcludedthattherequirementforreintroduc-tion of the preferential customs duty laid down inArticle2(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No4088/87ismetforuniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Israel;whereasthepreferentialcustomsdutyshouldbereintro-duced;
(7)inbetweenmeetingsoftheManagementCommittee,theCommission must adopt such measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Forimportsofuniflorous(standard)carnations(CNcode
ex 06031020) originating in Israel the preferential customsduty set by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is reintroduced.
2. Regulation (EC) No 56/2000 is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2000.
(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 199, 2.8.1994, p. 1. (6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 306, 1.12.1999, p. 17. (7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
(5) See page 28 of this Official Journal. (8) OJ L 6, 11.1.2000, p. 25.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.1.2000 L19/27
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.1.2000 L24/39
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 233/2000
of 28 January 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
Noactionshallbetakenonthetenderssubmittedfrom24to
27 January 2000 in response to the invitation to tenderreferred to in Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999 for the subsidyonexportstoRéunionofhuskedlonggrainricefallingwithinCN code 10062098.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 115/2000

of 19 January 2000

on the issue of import licences for certain products falling within CN codes 1701, 1702, 1703 and 1704 and qualifying as ACP/OCT originating products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2553/97 of 17 December on rules for issuing import licences for certain products covered by CN-Codes 1701, 1702, 1703 and 1704 and qualifying as ACP/OCT(3), originating products, and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 108b(1) of the OCT Decision allows ACP/OCT cumulation of origin in the case of products falling within CN codes 1701, 1702, 1703 and 1704 up to an annual quantity of 3000 tonnes of sugar;

(2) two applications have been submitted to the national authorities in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2553/97 for the issue of import licences covering a total quantity exceeding the 3000 tonnes allowed under the OCT Decision;

(3) Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2553/97 provides that, where licence applications cover annual quantities in excess of 3000 tonnes of sugar, the Commission is to adopt a regulation fixing a single reducing coefficient to be applied to each application submitted and suspend the submission of further applications during the year in progress;

(4) the Commission must therefore fix the reducing coefficient for the issue of import licences and suspend submission of further licence applications for 2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import licences covered by applications submitted under Artile 108b of the OCT Decision on 3 January 2000 for a quantity of 732,300 tonnes of sugar falling within CN code 1701 11 90 and on 6 January for a quantity of 3000 tonnes of sugar falling within CN code 1701 99 10 shall be issued for 80,37939 % of the quantity applied for.

Article 2

The submission of further applications for 2000 is suspended.

Article 3

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

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

Done at Brussels, 19 January 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

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

(3) OJ L 349, 19.12.1997, p. 26.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 194/2000

of 27 January 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999 adapting certain fish quotas for 1999 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year mangement of TACs and quotas

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 23 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas(3) and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Following revision of landing data, some figures which constitute the basis for the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4) appear as erroneous, and therefore this Annex should be amended;

(2) In order to allow continuation of fishing activities, the amended quotas set out by this Regulation should apply as soon as possible;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999 is amended as follows:

1. the entries corresponding to cod in zone VIIb-k, VIII, IX, CECAF 37.1.1 (Community waters) and sprat in zone Skagerrak and Kattegat shall be removed from the Annex;

2. the entries of Annex I to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding entries in the Annex;

3. the entries of Annex II to this Regulation shall be inserted in the Annex.

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, 27 January 2000.

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 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 14.

ANNEX I

Entries to replace the corresponding entries in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999

>TABLE>

ANNEX II

New entries to be inserted in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999

>TABLE>
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 2. 2000 L 25/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 239/2000
of 31 January 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
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of theimport 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 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,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION:
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 1 February 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 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 Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 2. 2000 L 25/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0702 00 00 052 112,9
204 68,8
624 198,4
999 126,7
0707 00 05 628 159,4
999 159,4
0709 10 00 220 186,7
999 186,7
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 51,8
204 42,3
212 41,2
220 26,1
600 38,6
624 57,4
999 42,9
0805 20 10 204 61,7
999 61,7
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50,
0805 20 70, 0805 20 90 052 64,1
204 76,1
624 76,2
999 72,1
0805 30 10 052 46,5
600 66,5
624 92,3
999 68,4
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 039 85,6
400 84,2
404 83,6
720 63,3
728 68,8
999 77,1
(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 4.2.2000 L29/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 271/2000
of 3 February 2000
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common
wheat issued inRegulation(EC) No 2010/1999
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 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Aninvitationtotenderfortherefundand/orthetaxfor
theexportofcommonwheattocertainACPStateswasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2010/1999(
5).
(2)Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows theCommissiontodecide,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no
award.
(3)On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 ofRegulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund orminimum tax should 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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 28
January to 3 February 2000 in response to the invitation totender for the refund or the tax for the export of commonwheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/1999.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 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 5.2.2000 L31/82
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 287/2000
of 4 February 2000
fixing, for January 2000, the specific exchange rate for the amount of the reimbursement of storage
costs in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2038/1999of13
September1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketsin the sugar sector(
1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15
December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements forthe euro(
2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1713/93of
30 June 1993 establishing special detailed rules for applyingthe agricultural conversion rate in the sugar sector(
3), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1642/1999(4),andinpartic-
ular Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 provides
that the amount of the reimbursement of storage costsreferred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999istobeconvertedintonationalcurrencyusingaspecificagriculturalconversionrateequaltotheaverage,calculated pro rata temporis ,oftheagriculturalconversion
rates applicable during the month of storage; thatspecificratemustbefixedeachmonthforthepreviousmonth; however, in the case of the reimbursableamounts applying from 1 January 1999, as a result ofthe introduction of the agrimonetary arrangements for
theeurofromthatdate,thefixingoftheconversionrateshould be limited to the specific exchange ratesprevailingbetweentheeuroandthenationalcurrenciesof the Member States that have not adopted the singlecurrency.
(2)Application of these provisions will lead to the fixing,for January 2000, of the specific exchange rate for theamount of the reimbursement of storage costs in thevariousnationalcurrenciesasindicatedintheAnnextothis Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The specific exchange rate to be used for converting the
amountofthereimbursementofthestoragecostsreferredtoin Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 into nationalcurrency for January 2000 shall be as indicated in the Annexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 2000.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 4 February 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 94.
(4) OJ L 195, 28.7.1999, p. 3.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.2.2000 L31/83
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 4 February 2000 fixing, for January 2000, the exchange rate for the amount of
the reimbursement of storage costs in the sugar sector
Specific exchange rate
EUR 1= 7,44395 Danish kroner
331,044 Greek drachma
8,59281 Swedish kroner
0,618545 Pound sterling
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.2.2000 L37/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 321/2000
of 11 February 2000
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concen-
trated butter for the 47th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender
provided for inRegulation(EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1255/1999of17
May1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkand milk products(
1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission
Regulation(EC)No2571/97of15December1997onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesandthegrantingofaidforcream,butterandconcentratedbutterforuseinthemanufactureofpastryproducts,ice-creamandotherfoodstuffs(
2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
494/1999(3), to sell by invitation to tender certain
quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid forcream,butterandconcentratedbutter.Article18ofthatRegulation stipulates that in the light of the tendersreceived in response to each individual invitation totenderaminimumsellingpriceshallbefixedforbutterand maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter andconcentratedbutter.Itisfurtherstipulatedthatthepriceor aid may vary according to the intended use of the
butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure,andthatadecisionmayalsobetakentomakenoawardinresponsetothetenderssubmitted.Theamount(s)ofthe processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the
47thindividualinvitationtotender,underthestandinginvita-tion to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97,shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 February 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 11 February 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 59, 6.3.1999, p. 17.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.2.2000 L37/10
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 11 February 2000 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the
maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 47th individual invitation to tender under the
standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
(EUR/100 kg)
Formula A B
IncorporationprocedureWith
tracersWithout
tracersWith
tracersWithout
tracers
Minimum ButterUnaltered — — — —
sellingprice ≥82%Concentrated — — — —
Unaltered — — — —
Processingsecurity
Concentrated — — — —
Butter ≥82% 95 91 95 91
MaximumButter <82% — 88 — 88
aidConcentratedbutter 117 113 117 113
Cream — — 40 38
Butter 105 — 105 —
Processing
securityConcentratedbutter 129 — 129 —
Cream — — 44 —