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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 686/96 of 10 April 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/95 on actions for the free supply of agricultural products to the people of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1975/95 of 4 August 1995 on actions for the free supply of agricultural products to the peoples of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the shortage of food in Turkmenistan has worsened over past months and has now become a critical situation; whereas this situation has been confirmed by data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other international organizations; whereas a request for food aid by the Government of Turkmenistan was received at the end of 1995;

Whereas it is advisable, as a result, to supply Turkmenistan with agricultural products in order to improve the food supply situation in that country;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 1975/95 in order to include Turkmenistan among the countries eligible to receive aid under that Regulation;

Whereas it is urgent to start the operation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The terms 'and Tajikistan` shall be replaced by ',Tajikistan and Turkmenistan` in the title and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1975/95.

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, 10 April 1996.

For the Council

The President

S. AGNELLI

(1) OJ No L 191, 12. 8. 1995, p. 2.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 812/96 of 2 May 1996 amending the import duty on husked Indica rice imported from 1 January 1996 as a result of the application of Regulation (EC) No 321/96

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 as regards import duties in the rice sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 321/96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,

Whereas as a result of the amendment of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 by Regulation (EC) No 321/96 the reference price for calculating the import duty on husked Indica rice must take account from 1 January 1996 of US long grain parboiled 1/4/88 in addition to US long grain 2/4/73;

Whereas the import duties applying from 1 January 1996 are laid down in Commission Regulations (EC) No 3037/95 (3), (EC) No 7/96 (4), (EC) No 62/96 (5), (EC) No 184/96 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 234/96, (EC) No 234/96 (7) and (EC) No 288/96 (8), on the basis of the reference price calculated using the criteria applicable before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 321/96; whereas the duties should therefore be adjusted with effect from 1 January 1996,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The import duties for the products falling within CN codes 1006 20 17 and 1006 20 98 as laid down in Annex I to Regulations (EC) No 3037/95, (EC) No 7/96, (EC) No 62/96, (EC) No 184/96, (EC) No 234/96 and (EC) No 288/96 are hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

2. The import duties and the Arag cif prices for husked Indica rice as laid down in Annex II to Regulations (EC) No 3037/95, (EC) No 7/96, (EC) No 62/96, (EC) No 184/96, (EC) No 234/96 and (EC) No 288/96 are hereby amended in accordance with Annex II 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.

It shall apply from 1 January 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 May 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 150, 1. 7. 1995, p. 53.

(2) OJ No L 45, 23. 2. 1996, p. 3.

(3) OJ No L 316, 30. 12. 1995, p. 14.

(4) OJ No L 2, 4. 1. 1996, p. 17.

(5) OJ No L 13, 18. 1. 1996, p. 12.

(6) OJ No L 25, 1. 2. 1996, p. 45.

(7) OJ No L 30, 8. 2. 1996, p. 37.

(8) OJ No L 37, 15. 2. 1996, p. 22.

ANNEX I

Import duties for the products falling within CN codes 1006 20 17 and 1006 20 98 applying from 1 January 1996

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ANNEX II

Import duties and Arag cif prices for husked Indica rice applying from 1 January 1996

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 841/96 of 7 May 1996 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 717/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef and veal market in Belgium, France and the Netherlands

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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and, in particular, Article 23 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 717/96 (3) provided exceptional support measures for the beef and veal market in Belgium, France and the Netherlands by authorizing those Member States to purchase bovine animals aged six months or less on 20 March 1996, such expenditure being co-financed by the Community;

Whereas experience has demonstrated that it is normally not possible to determine the precise day of the month on which an animal was born; whereas provision should therefore be made to enable animals born throughout the month of September 1995 to receive payments under the Regulation; whereas this can be achieved by allowing the purchase of bovine animals aged six months or less on 1 March 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

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 717/96 paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

'1. The competent authorities in Belgium, France and the Netherlands shall be authorized to purchase any bovine animal born on or after 1 September 1995 and present on 20 March 1996 on a holding located in the territory of Belgium, France or the Netherlands respectively presented to them by any producer, which can be proved by him to have been born in the United Kingdom.`

Article 2

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

It shall be applicable from 11 April 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 May 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.

(3) OJ No L 99, 20. 4. 1996, p. 16.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 918/96 of 22 May 1996 determining the extent to which import licence applications submitted in April 1996 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for in the Agreements on free trade between the Community, of the one part, and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, of the other part, may be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 542/96 of 28 March 1996 laying down for 1996 detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef provided for in the Agreements on free trade between the Community, of the one part, and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,

Whereas Article 1 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 542/96 fixes the quantities of fresh, chilled and frozen beef and veal originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and of processed products originating in Latvia which may be imported on special terms during the period 1 January to 30 June 1996; whereas no applications were submitted for import licences for beef and veal or processed products;

Whereas Article (1) 3 of Regulation (EC) No 542/96 states that if in 1996 the quantities for which applications for import licences are submitted for the first specified period are less than the quantities available, the balances are to be added to the quantities available for the following period; whereas, in view of the quantities remaining in respect of the first period, the quantities available for the three countries concerned for the second period running from 1 July to 31 December 1996 should be determined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. No applications for import licences were submitted for the period from 1 January to 30 June 1996 under the import quotas referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 542/96.

2. The quantities available for the period referred to in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 542/96 running from 1 July to 31 December 1996 shall be:

- 1 500 tonnes for meat falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia,

- 175 tonnes for products falling within CN code 1602 50 10 originating in Latvia.

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 May 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 79, 29. 3. 1996, p. 12.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1017/96 of 5 June 1996 correcting the German and Spanish versions of Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 as regards the marking of carrots

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,

Whereas Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/96 (4), lays down quality standards for carrots; whereas a difference in wording has been noted between certain language versions; whereas these said language versions should accordingly be corrected;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 is hereby corrected.

The correction concerns the German and Spanish versions only.

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, 5 June 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 132, 16. 6. 1995, p. 8.

(3) OJ No L 97, 11. 4. 1989, p. 19.

(4) OJ No L 39, 17. 2. 1996, p. 18.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1076/96 of 10 June 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3090/95 laying down for 1996 certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3090/95 (2) lays down, inter alia, fishing quotas for Member States in the Regulatory Area for 1996;

Whereas, following the distribution of the share of Greenland halibut which is available to the Community between Member States, it now appears appropriate to change the existing 48-hour reporting system into a weekly reporting system, in accordance with the conservation and enforcement measures that are applicable in the Regulatory Area;

Whereas reference has to be made to the by-catch rules that are applicable in connection with the ban of directed fishing for cod, witch flounder and capelin respectively in NAFO zone 3NO;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3090/95 should therefore be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 3090/95 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The last subparagraph of Article 5 shall be replaced by the following:

'Member States shall report to the Commission every Tuesday before 12 noon for the week ending at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday the quantities of Greenland halibut caught by their vessels.`

2. Article 7 (4) shall be replaced by the following:

'4. Masters of Community vessels fishing for Greenland halibut shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State whose flag their vessel is flying or in which their vessel is registered, 48 hours in advance of engaging in that fishery, including if possible an estimate of the projected catch, and shall report every Monday for the week ending at 12 midnight the previous Sunday the quantities of Greenland halibut caught.`

3. In Annex I, the tables for Cod of NAFO zone 3NO, witch flounder and capelin shall be replaced by the tables in the Annex to this Regulation.

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 Luxembourg, 10 June 1996.

For the Council

The President

M. PINTO

(1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

(2) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 108.

ANNEX

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1118/96 of 21 June 1996 fixing the final amount of aid for dried fodder for the 1995/96 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 603/95 of 21 February 1995 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1347/95 (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

Whereas Article 3 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 603/95 fixes the amounts of aid to be paid to processors for dehydrated fodder and sun-dried fodder produced during the 1995/96 marketing year up to the maximum guaranteed quantities laid down in Article 4 (1) and (3) of that Regulation;

Whereas the information forwarded to the Commission by the Member States under the second indent of Article 15 (a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 785/95 of 6 April 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 603/95 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 620/96 (4), indicates that the abovementioned maximum guaranteed quantities have not been exceeded;

Whereas it should therefore be laid down that the aid provided for in Regulation (EC) No 603/95 for dehydrated fodder and sun-dried fodder should be paid in full;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The aid for dehydrated fodder and sun-fodder provided for in Article 3 (2) and (3) respectively of Regulation (EC) No 603/95 shall be paid in full for the 1995/96 marketing year.

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, 21 June 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 63, 21. 3. 1995, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 131, 15. 6. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 79, 7. 4. 1995, p. 5.

(4) OJ No L 89, 10. 4. 1996, p. 3.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1215/96 of 28 June 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 903/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to imports of certain poultrymeat products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT), in order to implement the Agricultural Agreement concluded during the Uruguay Round of negotiations

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,

Whereas, in order to take account of existing import arrangements in the poultrymeat sector and those resulting from the Agricultural Agreement concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, transitional measures are needed to adjust the preferential concessions in the form of exemption from the import duty for certain poultrymeat products from the ACP States and the OCT;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 903/90 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (3), lays down detailed rules for the application of preferential conditions in the form of a reduction in the import levy for poultrymeat quotas; whereas, since the levies have been replaced by customs duties from 1 July 1995, transitional adjustments to these rules have been made;

Whereas the period for the adoption of transitional measures was extended until 30 June 1997 by Council Regulation (EC) No 1193/96 of 26 June 1996 extending the period for the adoption of the transitional measures required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (4); whereas the adjustments should be extended over the period concerned;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 903/90 is hereby amended as follows:

The word 'levy` is replaced by the words 'customs duty laid down in the Common Customs Tariff` each time that it appears.

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 to 30 June 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 93, 10. 4. 1990, p. 20.

(3) OJ No L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.

(4) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1240/96 of 28 June 1996 fixing, for the 1996/97 marketing year, the flat-rate amount provided for under the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/96 (2), and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1789/81 of 30 June 1981 laying down general rules concerning the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector (3), last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 260/96 (4),

Whereas Articles 3 (b) and 6 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1789/81 provide for the reimbursement of the pecuniary advantage included in the intervention price on account of the costs involved in maintaining the minimum stock;

Whereas, in order to determine that pecuniary advantage, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 of 28 January 1977 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/96, provides for a flat-rate amount to be fixed for each marketing year;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1996/97 marketing year, the flat-rate amount referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 shall be ECU 0,193 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as white sugar.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.

(2) OJ No L 150, 25. 6. 1996, p. 3.

(3) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 39.

(4) OJ No L 34, 13. 2. 1996, p. 16.

(5) OJ No L 25, 29. 1. 1977, p. 27.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1194/96 of 27 June 1996 extending Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the measures provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 (1) providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations expire on 30 June 1996;

Whereas it was planned to replace those measures with interim additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements; whereas those Protocols cannot enter into force on 1 July 1996; whereas the said Regulation should therefore be extended to 31 December 1996,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3066/95, the second sentence is hereby replaced by the following:

'It shall apply from 1 January to 31 December 1996.`

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 January 1996.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1996.

For the Council

The President

A. MACCANICO

(1) OJ No L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.