ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2606/1999

of 9 December 1999

determining the revised estimate of production of unginned cotton for the 1999/2000 marketing year and the relevant percentage increase

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1553/95(1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1554/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down general rules for the system of aid for cotton and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1419/98(3), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1554/95, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1844/98(4) lays down the estimated production of unginned cotton for the 1998/1999 marketing year.

(2) Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1554/95 lays down that the revised estimate of production of unginned cotton and the percentage increase used in calculating the advance applicable from 16 December of the current marketing year must be determined by 1 December of each marketing year, account being taken of the progress of the harvest. Those figures should be fixed for the 1999/2000 marketing year as indicated below on the basis of the information available. In order to ensure that the new level of advance may be applied from the deadline laid down, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following its publication.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. For the 1999/2000 marketing year, the revised estimate of production of unginned cotton is:

- 1280000 t for Greece,

- 390472 t for Spain,

- 67 t for other Member States.

2. For the 1999/2000 marketing year, the percentage increase referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 5(3a) of Regulation (EC) No 1554/95 shall be 7,5 %.

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, 9 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 30.6.1995, p. 45.

(2) OJ L 148, 30.6.1995, p. 48.

(3) OJ L 190, 4.7.1998, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 240, 28.8.1998, p. 3.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2636/1999

of 14 December 1999

on the communication of information on tobacco from the 2000 harvest onwards and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1771/93

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 21 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The information to be communicated under Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and the regulations adopted for its application should be laid down;

(2) In the interests of efficient administration, this information should be grouped and a timetable established for its submission;

(3) The required information on the raw tobacco sector has been communicated by the Member States under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1771/93(3) on the communication of information on tobacco from the 1993 harvest onwards. This Regulation refers to Regulations replaced by 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(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2162/1999(5). Regulation (EEC) No 1771/93 should therefore be repealed;

(4) 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

The Member States shall communicate the information set out in Annexes I to III in accordance with the time limits given therein.

The information shall be provided for each harvest and for each group of varieties.

Article 2

The Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the economic operators concerned provide them with the information required within the relevant time limits.

Article 3

Information on stocks held by first processing enterprises shall be communicated in accordance with Annex III.

Article 4

Regulation (EEC) No 1771/93 is hereby repealed with effect from the 2000 harvest.

Article 5

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

It shall apply from the 2000 harvest.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 December 1999.

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 162, 3.7.1993, p. 13.

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

(5) OJ L 265, 13.10.1999, p. 13.

ANNEX I

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EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.12.1999 L326/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2678/1999
of 17 December 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals
products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1600/92of15
June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certainagricultural products for the benefit of the Azores andMadeira(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No562/98(2),
and in particular Article 10 thereof,
(1)Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cerealsproductstotheAzoresandMadeirahasbeensettledbyCommission Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92(
3), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2499/1999(4);whereas,
asaconsequenceofthechangesoftheratesandpricesfor cereals products in the European part of theCommunityandontheworldmarket,theaidforsupplytotheAzoresandMadeirashouldbesetattheamounts
given in the Annex;
(2)Whereas the measures provided for in this RegulationareinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 is
replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 76, 13.3.1998, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 185, 4.7.1992, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 304, 27.11.1999, p. 9.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.12.1999 L326/13
ANNEX
to the CommissionRegulationof 17 December 1999 amen din g Regulation(EEC) No 1833/92 settin g the
amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
(EUR/t)
Amountofaid
Product
(CNcode)Destination
Azores Madeira
Commonwheat (10019099) 45,50 45,50
Barley (10030090) 33,00 33,00
Maize (10059000) 50,00 50,00
Durumwheat (10011000) 8,00 8,00
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.12.1999 L325/51
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2669/1999
of 16 December 1999
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No2190/96of
14November1996ondetailedrulesforimplementingCouncilRegulation(EC)No2200/96asregardsexportrefundsonfruitand vegetables(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1303/1999(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
(1)Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2331/1999(
3), fixes the indicative quantities for system B
exportlicencesotherthanthosesoughtinthecontextoffood aid;
(2)Whereas,inthelightoftheinformationavailabletotheCommission today, there is a risk that the indicativequantities laid down for the current export period fortomatoeswillshortlybeexceeded;whereasthisoverrunwill prejudice the proper working of the export refundscheme in the fruit and vegetables sector;(3)Whereas,toavoidthissituation,applicationsforsystemB licences for tomatoes exported after 16 December1999 should be rejected until the end of the currentexport period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B export licences for tomatoes
submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2331/1999, export declarations for which are accepted after 16December 1999 and before 24 January 2000, are herebyrejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 1999.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 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 281, 4.11.1999, p. 3.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2716/1999

of 20 December 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1564/1999 fixing the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes during the 1999/2000 marketing year as well as the countervailing charge to be imposed where that price is not observed

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1564/1999(3) fixes for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes falling within CN code 0806 20 and listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96;

(2) in accordance with Article 10 of the Agreement on Safeguards concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the safeguard measures taken under Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1947 and which were in existence on the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement must be terminated not later than eight years after the date on which they were first applied, or five years after the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement, whichever comes later;

(3) the minimum import price is a safeguard measure taken under Article XIX of the GATT of 1947, so the Community has an international legal obligation to abolish it for the above products no later than the end of 1999;

(4) to meet the aforementioned obligation, therefore, the minimum import price should be fixed at zero, with effect from 1 January 2000. The countervailing charge to be imposed where this price is not observed must also be fixed at zero;

(5) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1564/1999 is replaced by the following:

"Article 1

The minimum import price and the countervailing charge applicable to dried grapes falling within CN code 0806 20 shall both be fixed at zero from 1 January 2000."

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 I January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 303, 6.11.1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 13.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.12.1999 L326/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2687/1999
of 17 December 1999
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 216th special invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
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 Article 7a(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invita-tiontotenderofanaidforconcentratedbutterintendedfor direct consumption in the Community(
3), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No124/1999(4),theinter-
vention agencies are opening a standing invitation totender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;Article6ofthatRegulationprovidesthatinthelightofthe tenders received in response to each special invita-tiontotender,amaximumamountofaidistobefixedfor concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of96% or a decision is to be taken to make no award;whereas the end-use security must be fixed accordingly;(2)in the light of the tenders received, the maximum aidshould be fixed at the level specified below and theend-use security determined accordingly;
(3)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
For the 216th special invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90,themaximumaidandtheamountoftheend-usesecurityshallbe as follows:
— maximumaid: 117 EUR/100 kg
— end-usesecurity: 129 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 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 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2704/1999

of 14 December 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament(2),

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),

Whereas:

(1) Article 6(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999(4) provides that the land set-aside may be used for the provision of materials for the manufacture within the Community of products not primarily intended for human or animal consumption, provided that effective control systems are applied;

(2) In order to ensure compliance with point 7 of the Memorandum of Understanding on certain oilseeds between the European Economic Community and the United States of America within the framework of the GATT it is necessary to provide for the possibility of reducing the amount of by-products which may be produced and put to a feed or food use, if the total quantity of such by-products would otherwise exceed 1 million metric tonnes annually expressed in soya meal equivalentes;

(3) It is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999: "If the quantity of by-products for feed or food uses likely to be made available as a result of the cultivation of oilseeds on land set-aside under the first subparagraph will, on the basis of the forecast quantities covered by contracts made with producers, exceed 1 million metric tonnes annually expressed in soya bean meal equivalents, in order to limit such quantity to 1 million metric tonnes, the amount of the forecast quantity under each contract, which may be used for feed or food uses, shall be reduced."

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, 14 December 1999.

For the Council

The President

K. HEMILÄ

(1) OJ C 12, 17.1.1996, p. 11.

(2) OJ C 141, 13.5.1996, p. 277.

(3) OJ C 97, 1.4.1996, p. 30.

(4) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 31.12.1999 L 340/87
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2812/1999
of 30 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 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,
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 31 December 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 December 1999.
For the Commission
Margot WALLSTRÖM
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 31.12.1999 L 340/88
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 30 December 1999 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
07020000 052 89,4
204 45,5
624 155,8
999 96,9
07099070 052 143,5
204 71,2
999 107,3
08051010, 08051030, 08051050 052 55,6
204 45,0
624 47,8
999 49,5
08052010 052 62,0
204 50,0
999 56,0
08052030, 08052050,
08052070, 08052090 052 50,5
999 50,5
08053010 052 62,7
600 71,0
999 66,8
08081020, 08081050, 08081090 400 83,1
404 75,5
999 79,3
08082050 052 150,9
064 80,1
400 114,7
999 115,2
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2645/98 (OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 22). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of
other origin’.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2805/1999

of 22 December 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 2211/94 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 as regards the notification of the prices of imported fishery products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94(2), and in particular Articles 22 and 23 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The arrangements for the rapid and reliable transmission of the data needed to monitor the reference prices must be laid down.

(2) A Taric code is assigned to each product listed in Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for which a reference price is fixed.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2211/94(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2431/98(4), provides for the information collected to be broken down by species or product, category or commercial presentation. An additional Taric code identifies the product in question so that it is no longer necessary to describe the product using the above parameters.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2211/94 is amended as follows:

1. Article 2(1) is replaced by the following: "1. Member States shall notify to the Commission the free-at-frontier prices of the goods listed in Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for which a reference price is fixed and which are placed in free circulation. This information shall be broken down by Taric code and according to the day on which the import declaration was presented."

2. Annex II is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 15.

(3) OJ L 238, 13.9.1994, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 302, 12.11.1998, p. 13.

ANNEX

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