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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18.12.1999 L 326/45
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2695/1999
of 17 December 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A
rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2179/1999
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
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market inrice(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98(2), and
in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
(1)Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund onrice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)No 2179/1999(
3);
(2)Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No584/75(
4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, amaximum export refund; whereas in fixing thismaximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 ofRegulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken intoaccount; whereas a contract is awarded to any tendererwhose tender is equal to or less than the maximumexport refund;(3)Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteriato the current market situation for the rice in questionresults in the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1;
(4)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain thirdcountries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-tion (EC) No 2179/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of thetenders submitted from 10 to 16 December 1999 at137,00 EUR/t.
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 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.12.1999 L326/46
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2696/1999
of 17 December 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2180/1999
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
December1995onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinrice(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2072/98(2),and
in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
(1)WhereasaninvitationtotenderfortheexportrefundonricewasissuedpursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EC)No 2180/1999(
3);
(2)Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No584/75(
4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95(5),allowstheCommissiontofix,inaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle22ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95andonthebasisofthetenderssubmitted,amaximum export refund; whereas in fixing thismaximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 ofRegulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken intoaccount; whereas a contract is awarded to any tendererwhose tender is equal to or less than the maximumexport refund;(3)Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteriato the current market situation for the rice in questionresultsinthemaximumexportrefundbeingfixedattheamount specified in Article 1;
(4)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Themaximumexportrefundonwhollymilledroundgrainrice
tobeexportedtocertainthirdcountriespursuanttotheinvita-tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2180/1999 ishereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 10 to16 December 1999 at 130,00 EUR/t.
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 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 12. 1999 L 328/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2724/1999
of 21 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 22 December 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1999.
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 22. 12. 1999 L 328/13
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 21 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
0702 00 00 052 77,6
204 43,8
624 132,5
999 84,6
0707 00 05 052 118,8
999 118,8
0709 10 00 220 196,7
999 196,7
0709 90 70 052 121,1
204 108,1
999 114,6
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 40,6
204 42,6
624 54,9
999 46,0
0805 20 10 052 75,7
204 51,7
999 63,7
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50,
0805 20 70, 0805 20 90 052 77,5
204 53,1
464 123,0
999 84,5
0805 30 10 052 56,4
600 67,7
999 62,0
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 400 83,7
404 77,0
720 60,8
728 83,3
999 76,2
0808 20 50 052 142,9
064 70,8
400 92,8
720 69,8
999 94,1
(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’.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2747/1999

of 17 December 1999

fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 2000 fishing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for each fishing year for each of the products or groups of products listed in Annex II to that Regulation;

(2) According to the data available at present concerning prices for the products in question and the criteria laid down in Article 9(2) of that Regulation, these prices should be increased, maintained or decreased according to the species for the 2000 fishing year;

(3) The fishing year begins on 1 January 2000 for the products covered by this Regulation; given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The guide prices for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 2000 for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999.

For the Council

The President

K. HEMILÄ

(1) OJ L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3318/94 (OJ L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 15).

ANNEX

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2804/1999

of 22 December 1999

fixing the amount of the carry-over aid for certain fishery products for the 2000 fishing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3901/92 of 23 December 1992 laying down general rules for the granting of a carry-over aid for certain fishery products and aquaculture products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1337/95(2) and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) the purpose of the carry-over aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers' organisations co carry over products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided;

(2) the amount of the aid must be such as not to disturb the balance of the market for the products in question;

(3) the amount of the aid must not exceed the technical and financial costs of processing and storage recorded during the previous fishing year, the highest costs being disregarded;

(4) on the basis of the information on technical and financial costs associated with the concerned operations, recorded in the Community, the amount of the aid should, for the 2000 fishing year, be as indicated in the Annex;

(5) 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

For the 2000 fishing year, the carry-over aid for the products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92(3) shall be as indicated in the Annex thereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 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 392, 31.12.1992, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 129, 14.6.1995, p. 5.

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

ANNEX

1. Amount of the carry-over aid for products listed in Annex I(A) and (D) and for sole (Solea spp.) listed in Annex I(E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92

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2. Amount of the carry-over aid for products listed in Annex I(E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2733/1999

of 21 December 1999

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled lamb carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat(1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2787/98(3), lays down the rules for the determination of prices of fresh or chilled lamb carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community.

(2) The coefficients used for calculating the price of sheep carcases on the representative markets of the Community should be adjusted in the light of the figures available with regard to sheep production.

(3) The weighting coefficients used for the determination of prices recorded on the representative markets in the Member States should be adjusted in order to reflect the relative importance of the markets.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.

2. In Annex II, paragraph G.1 is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.

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 the beginning of the 2000 marketing year.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 130, 16.5.1986, p. 12.

(3) OJ L 347, 23.12.1998, p. 29.

ANNEX I

"ANNEX I

COEFFICIENTS TO BE USED IN CALCULATING THE PRICE RECORDED ON THE REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITY MARKETS

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ANNEX II

"G. IRELAND

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 8. 1999 L 212/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1779/1999
of 11 August 1999
concerning Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 relating to the partial exemption from the import duty for
certain products in the cereals sector laid down in the Agreements between the EuropeanCommunity and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak
Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Romania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 of28 June 1996 relating to the partial exemption from theimport duty for certain products in the cereals sectorlaid down in the Agreements between the EuropeanCommunity and the Republic of Poland, the Republic ofHungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, theRepublic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Romania (
3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 32/98 (4), specifies
the quantities of barley and common wheat originatingin the Czech and Slovak Republics and the Republic ofHungary which enjoy preferential access under theInterim Agreement concluded with those countries;(2) Whereas the Commission must fix a single coefficientfor reducing the quantities in the import licences appliedfor where these quantities exceed the quantities in theannual quota; whereas applications for import licencessubmitted on 9 August 1999 for barley from theRepublic of Hungary relate to 4 800 tonnes and themaximum quantity which may be imported is 1 200tonnes at a duty reduced to EUR 0/tonne,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for licences for the ‘Hungary’ quota provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 at an import duty reduced toEUR 0/tonne for barley falling within CN code 1003 00 90,submitted on 9 August 1999 and forwarded to the Commis-sion, shall be accepted for the tonnages indicated therein multi-plied by a coefficient of 0,25.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 August 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 August 1999.
For the Commission
Monika WULF-MATHIES
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 161, 29.6.1996, p. 51.
(4) OJ L 5, 9.1.1998, p. 4.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2797/1999

of 29 December 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1771/96 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific measures for the supply of hops to the French overseas departments

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 2(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1771/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2718/98(4), establishes the quantities of the forecast supply balance for the French overseas departments of hops eligible for exemption from import duties or for Community aid from the rest of the Community as well as the amount of that aid; the above quantities should be established for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1771/96 is hereby replaced by the following: "Article 1

For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, the quantity of the forecast supply balance for hops falling within CN codes 1210 and 1302 13 00 eligible for exemption from duty on importation into the French overseas departments or, for products from the rest of the Community, eligible for Community aid, is hereby set at 15 tonnes for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000. This quantity shall be allocated as laid down in the Annex.

The French authorities may adjust the allocation within the overall limit set. They shall inform the Commission of any such adjustment."

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 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 December 1999.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.

(3) OJ L 232, 13.9.1996, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 342, 17.12.1998, p. 14.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 344/1999 of 16 February 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as regards the import and export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), and in particular Article 17, paragraph 1 thereof,

Whereas the procedure for revising the list of authorities issuing documents of origin should be simplified in order to take account in a timely way of the up-to-date situation; whereas to this end, the Commission should be entitled to revise the said list of authorities by its own decision;

Whereas Australia has nominated a new issuing agency for documents of origin; whereas Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1764/98 (3), should be amended accordingly; whereas the nomination by Australia of the new issuing agency is effective as from 1 February 1999, it is appropriate to consider valid the documents issued by the said agency as from that date;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 12(2) is replaced by the following:

'2. The list may be revised by the Commission where any issuing authority is no longer recognised, where it fails to fulfil any of the obligations incumbent on it or where a new issuing authority is designated.`;

2. in Annex I, 'Department of Primary Industries and Energy` is replaced by 'Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry`.

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 1 February 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 312, 20. 11. 1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 7.

(3) OJ L 223, 11. 8. 1998, p. 4.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 294/1999 of 9 February 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2334/98 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1372/95 as regards poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (2), and in particular Article 3(2), Article 8(12) and Article 15 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2334/98 (3) introduces special measures for regularising certain export transactions in the wake of the problems arising on the market in Russia since the second half of August 1998;

Whereas the difficulties on the market in Russia are continuing and whereas the situation thereby created has seriously affected operators' possibilities of exporting to that destination; whereas the damaging consequences of this must accordingly be limited by the adoption of special measures enabling the export licences and certain customs procedures already initiated to be cancelled and certain time limits to be extended;

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 (EC) No 2334/98 is amended as follows:

1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

'Article 2

1. On application by the holder submitted before 1 March 1999, export licences issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 (*) and applied for prior to 29 August 1998, with the exception of licences the term of validity of which expired before 1 August 1998, are hereby cancelled and the securities shall be released.

2. On application by the operator, the latter shall reimburse any refund paid in advance on products the customs export formalities for which were completed by 29 August 1998 at the latest but which have not yet left the customs territory of the Community or which have been placed under any of the arrangements provided for in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 and the various securities relating to such operations shall be released.

(*) OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 26.`

2. In Article 4, '150 days` is replaced by '210 days`.

3. Article 5 is replaced by the following:

'Article 5

Each Thursday, Member States shall notify the quantities of products covered during the preceding week by the measures referred to in Article 2(1) and (2), specifying the date of issue of the licences and the category concerned.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.

(2) OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.

(3) OJ L 291, 30. 10. 1998, p. 15.