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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3.3.2001 L 63/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 428/2001
of 2 March 2001
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 242nd 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 (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milkand milk products (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1670/2000 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invita-tion to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intendedfor direct consumption in the Community (
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (4), the inter-
vention agencies are opening a standing invitation totender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light ofthe tenders received in response to each special invita-tion to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixedfor 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 242nd special invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90,the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shallbe as follows:
— maximum aid: EUR 117/100 kg
— end-use security: EUR 129/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2001

of 15 March 2001

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/2000(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Italy and France have sent the Commission two applications for the registration of certain names as designations of origin.

(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.

(3) No statements of objection have been received by the Commission under Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of the names given in the Annex to this Regulation following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3).

(4) The names should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected designations of origin.

(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 464/2001(5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) in the "Register of protected designations of origin" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 15 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 324, 21.12.2000, p. 26.

(3) OJ C 193, 11.7.2000, p. 12, and

OJ C 131, 12.5.2000, p. 2 and 5.

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.

(5) OJ L 66, 8.3.2001, p. 29.

ANNEX

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

Essential oils

ITALY

Bergamotto di Reggio Calabria-Olio essenziale (PDO)

PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I TO THE EC TREATY, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Cheese

FRANCE

Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage (PDO)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 501/2001

of 14 March 2001

on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2474/2000(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988(3), and as last amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 19 May 2000(4), provides that transfers may be made between quota years.

(2) The People's Republic of China made a request on 29 December 2000 for an advance use of quantities from the quantitative limits for the year 2001.

(3) The transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988 and as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.

(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People's Republic of China are authorised for the quota year 2000 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply to the quota year 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 March 2001.

For the Commission

Pascal Lamy

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 367, 31.12.1988, p. 75.

(4) OJ L 314, 14.12.2000, p. 13.

ANNEX

Category 6: advance use of 1049160 pieces from year 2001 quantitative limits.

Category 7: advance use of 499160 pieces from year 2001 quantitative limits.

Category 21: advance use of 333000 pieces from year 2001 quantitative limits.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 536/2001

of 19 March 2001

correcting Regulation (EC) No 2905/2000 concerning the increase and opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the European Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2000/239/EC of 13 March 2000 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation(3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2905/2000(4) increased and opened the tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the European Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Errors have been found in Table 1 of its Annex. The Regulation should therefore be corrected.

(2) The measures laid down in this Regulation comply with the opinion of the Management Committee on Horizontal Questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2905/2000 is replaced by the Annex 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 with effect from 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 March 2001.

For the Commission

Erkki Liikanen

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 336, 30.12.2000, p. 52.

ANNEX

Table 1

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EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.3.2001 L79/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 528/2001
of 16 March 2001
concerningtenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third
European countries of wholly milled round, medium and long grain A rice issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2282/2000
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)No1667/2000(2),
and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Aninvitationtotenderfortheexportrefundonricewas
issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2282/2000(
3).
(2)Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(
4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No299/95(5),
allows the Commission to decide, in accordance withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle22ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95andonthebasisofthetenderssubmitted,to make no award.(3)On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 13 ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95amaximumrefundshouldnot 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
Noactionshallbetakenonthetenderssubmittedfrom9to15
March 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for theexportrefundonwhollymilledround,mediumandlonggrainAricetocertainthirdEuropeancountriesissuedinRegulation(EC) No 2282/2000.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2001.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 16 March 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 260, 14.10.2000, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.3.2001 L84/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 567/2001
of 22 March 2001
fixingthe maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000
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 1666/
2000(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 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Aninvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportof
barleytoallthirdcountriesexceptfortheUnitedStatesof America and Canada was opened pursuant toCommission Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000(
5).
(2)Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides thatthe Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-fied, in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92,decidetofixamaximumexportrefundtakingaccountofthecriteria
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95.Inthatcaseacontractisawardedtoanytendererwhosebid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3)The application of the abovementioned criteria to thecurrentmarketsituationforthecerealinquestionresultsin the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1.
(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 16 to 22 March 2001, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000,themaximumrefundonexportationofbarleyshallbeEUR 0,00/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 March 2001.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 22 March 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 267, 20.10.2000, p. 23.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24.3.2001 L 85/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 578/2001
of 23 March 2001
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 2283/2000
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 1667/2000(2),
and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2283/2000(
3).
(2)Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(
4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5),
allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, amaximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, thecriteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract isawarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or lessthan the maximum export refund.(3)The application of the abovementioned criteria to thecurrent market situation for the rice in question resultsin the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1.
(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance 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 2283/2000 is hereby fixed on the basis of thetenders submitted from 16 to 22 March 2001 at230,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 March 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 260, 14.10.2000, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 561/2001

of 22 March 2001

granting a temporary derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 10(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 24/2001(3), provides that export licences are to be issued on the fifth working day following that on which the application was lodged provided that no specific action has been taken by the Commission in the meantime.

(2) Because of the public holidays in 2001 and the irregular publication of the Official Journal of the European Communities during those holidays, the period for reflection of five working days will be too brief to guarantee proper administration of the market. It should therefore be extended temporarily.

(3) 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

By derogation from Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, licences for which applications are lodged during the periods specified below shall be issued on the corresponding dates provided that no specific action as indicated in paragraph 2 of that Article has been taken prior to those dates:

- from 9 to 11 April 2001, to be issued on 19 April 2001,

- from 21 to 22 May 2001, to be issued on 30 May 2001,

- from 29 to 30 October 2001, to be issued on 7 November 2001.

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, 22 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.

(2) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.

(3) OJ L 3, 6.1.2001, p. 9.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.3.2001 L89/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 596/2001
of 28 March 2001
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
21December1994ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheimport 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)No3223/94laysdown,pursuanttothe
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 29 March 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 March 2001.
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 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.3.2001 L89/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 28 March 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CNcodeThirdcountry
code(1)Standardimport
value
07020000 052 86,6
204 34,6
212 88,6
624 85,7
999 73,9
07070005 052 140,4
999 140,4
07099070 052 114,5
204 97,4
624 63,1
999 91,7
08051010,08051030,08051050 052 65,7
204 48,9
212 47,5
220 49,4
600 54,5
624 57,5
999 53,9
08053010 052 57,2
999 57,2
08081020,08081050,08081090 388 97,1
400 77,7
404 83,8
508 82,7
512 82,3
524 92,2
528 90,0
720 110,4
999 89,5
08082050 388 71,7
512 66,1
528 79,1
999 72,3
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2000 (OJ L 243, 28.9.2000, p. 14). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of
other origin’.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.3.2001 L86/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 583/2001
of 26 March 2001
closing an invitation to tender for the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27
June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management andspecialoperationsinsupportoffoodsecurity(
1),andinpartic-
ular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:ByRegulation(EC)No447/2001(
2),theCommissionissuedan
invitation to tender for the supply of cereals as food aid. Theconditions of the supply, as regards lot C should be reviewedand the invitation to tender for this lot should
consequently be closed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For lot C of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 447/2001 the
invitation to tender is closed.
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublica-
tion 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, 26 March 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 166, 5.7.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 7.