ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3.2.2001 L 34/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 234/2001
of 2 February 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2284/2000
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) No2284/2000 (
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 long grain rice
falling within CN code 1006 30 67 to be exported to certainthird countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued inRegulation (EC) No 2284/2000 is hereby fixed on the basis ofthe tenders submitted from 26 January to 1 February 2001 at314,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 February 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 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. 16.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.2.2001 L39/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 263/2001
of 8 February 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/2000
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)Aninvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportationof
commonwheattoallthirdcountrieswiththeexclusionofcertainACPStateswasopenedpursuanttoCommis-sionRegulation(EC)No1701/2000(
5),asamendedby
Regulation (EC) No 2019/2000(6).
(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,decidetofix
amaximumexportrefundtakingaccountofthecriteriareferredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(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 2 to 8 February 2001, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/2000,themaximumrefundonexportationofcommonwheatshall be EUR 13,00/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 February 2001.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 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 195, 1.8.2000, p. 18.
(6) OJ L 241, 26.9.2000, p. 37.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.2.2001 L36/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 250/2001
of 6 February 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1490/2000 increasing to 700191 tonnes the quantity of rye held by
the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been
opened
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), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays
downtheproceduresandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals held by the intervention agencies.
(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1490/2000(5), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2351/2000(6),opened
astandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof450392tonnes of rye held by the German intervention agency.GermanyinformedtheCommissionoftheintentionofits intervention agency to increase by 249799 tonnesthequantityforwhichastandinginvitationtotenderforexport has been opened. The total quantity of rye heldbytheGermaninterventionagencyforwhichastandinginvitationtotenderforexporthasbeenopenedshouldbe increased to 700191 tonnes.(3)Thisincreaseinthequantityputouttotendermakesitnecessary to alter the list of regions and quantities instore. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1490/2000 musttherefore be amended.
(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation(EC)No1490/2000isherebyamendedasfollows:1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 21. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
700191tonnesofryetobeexportedtoallthirdcountries.
2. The regions in which the 700191 tonnes of rye are
stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation.’
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 6 February 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 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.
(5) OJ L 168, 8.7.2000, p. 5.
(6) OJ L 272, 25.10.2000, p. 4.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.2.2001 L36/4
ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/Niedersachsen/
Bremen/Nordrhein-Westfalen 98357
Berlin/Brandenburg/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 413344
Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Baden-Württemberg/
Saarland/Bayern 4847
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen 183643’
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10.2.2001 L 41/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 276/2001
of 9 February 2001
amending the export refunds on 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 inpoultrymeat (
1), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2916/95 (2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The export refunds on poultrymeat were fixed by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2663/2000 (3).
(2)It follows from applying the criteria referred to in Article8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 to the informationknown to the Commission that the export refunds atpresent in force should be altered to the amounts set out
in the Annex hereto,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, exported in the natural state, asfixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2663/2000 arehereby altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 February 2001.
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 305, 6.12.2000, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10.2.2001 L 41/15
Product code Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refundANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 9 February 2001 amending the export refunds on poultrymeat
0105 11 11 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 1,20
0105 11 19 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 1,20
0105 11 91 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 1,20
0105 11 99 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 1,20
0207 12 10 9900 V01 EUR/100 kg 20,00
0207 12 90 9190 V01 EUR/100 kg 20,00
0207 12 90 9990 V01 EUR/100 kg 20,00
NB:The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ
L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.
The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2000 (OJ L 243, 28.9.2000,
p. 14).
The other destinations are defined as follows:
V01 Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq,
Iran.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9.2.2001 L 39/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 265/2001
of 8 February 2001
fixing the 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,
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 1666/
2000 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
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 betaken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98 (4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to all third countries except for the United Statesof 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 inArticle 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fixa maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whosebid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to thecurrent market situation for the cereal 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
For tenders notified from 2 to 8 February 2001, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall beEUR 0,00/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 February 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 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 15.2.2001 L 44/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 304/2001
of 14 February 2001
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13
September 1999 on the common organisation of the marketsin the sugar sector (
1), as amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1527/2000 (2), and in particular the third subpara-
graph of Article 18(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in
the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation(EC) No 254/2001 (
3).
(2) It follows from applying the detailed rules contained inRegulation (EC) No 254/2001 to the information knownto the Commission that the export refunds at present inforce should be altered to the amounts set out in the
Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of
Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, undenatured and exported inthe natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No254/2001 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in theAnnex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 February 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 59.
(3) OJ L 38, 8.2.2001, p. 6.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15.2.2001 L 44/21
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 14 February 2001 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in its unaltered state
Product code Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refund
1701 11 90 9100 A00 EUR/100 kg 37,85 (1)
1701 11 90 9910 A00 EUR/100 kg 33,35 (1)
1701 11 90 9950 A00 EUR/100 kg (2)
1701 12 90 9100 A00 EUR/100 kg 37,85 (1)
1701 12 90 9910 A00 EUR/100 kg 33,35 (1)
1701 12 90 9950 A00 EUR/100 kg (2)
1701 91 00 9000 A00 EUR/1 % of sucrose ×net 100 kg
of product0,4115
1701 99 10 9100 A00 EUR/100 kg 41,15
1701 99 10 9910 A00 EUR/100 kg 41,71
1701 99 10 9950 A00 EUR/100 kg 41,71
1701 99 90 9100 A00 EUR/1 % of sucrose ×net 100 kg
of product0,4115
(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %; if the yield is other than 92 %, the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the
provisions of Article 19 (4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999.
(2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26.9.1985, p. 12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
3251/85 (OJ L 309, 21.11.1985, p. 14).
NB:The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ
L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.
The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2000 (OJ L 243, 28.9.2000,
p. 14).
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.2.2001 L43/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 291/2001
of 13 February 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,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No3223/94of
21December1994ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheimport arrangements for fruit and vegetables(
1), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1498/98(2),andinparticular
Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Regulation(EC)No3223/94laysdown,pursuanttothe
outcomeoftheUruguayRoundmultilateraltradenego-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 standardimportvaluesmustbefixedatthelevelssetoutintheAnnex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
ThestandardimportvaluesreferredtoinArticle4ofRegula-
tion(EC)No3223/94shallbefixedasindicatedintheAnnexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February 2001.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 13 February 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 14.2.2001 L43/6
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 13 February 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 052 102,0
204 40,1
212 87,5
999 76,5
07070005 052 104,3
068 80,3
628 135,4
999 106,7
07099070 052 108,0
204 79,9
999 94,0
08051010,08051030,08051050 052 57,2
204 47,6
212 37,3
624 68,4
999 52,6
08052010 204 87,5
624 61,9
999 74,7
08052030,08052050,08052070,
08052090 052 79,8
204 92,7
600 89,2
624 78,8
999 85,1
08053010 052 58,8
600 50,3
999 54,5
08081020,08081050,08081090 400 80,2
404 93,1
720 78,4
728 90,6
999 85,6
08082050 388 106,8
400 99,2
999 103,0
(1) CountrynomenclatureasfixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No2032/2000(OJL243,28.9.2000,p.14).Code‘999’standsfor‘of
other origin’.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.2.2001 L48/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 328/2001
of 16 February 2001
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1255/1999of17
May1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkand milk products(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article2ofCommissionRegulation(EC)No2771/1999
of16December1999layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No1255/1999asregards intervention on the market in butter andcream(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 213/
2001(4), lays down the criteria for opening or
suspending the buying-in of butter by invitation totender in the Member States.
(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 165/2001(5)
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain MemberStates establishes the list of Member States in whichintervention is suspended. As a result of the marketpricescommunicatedbySpainandPortugalinterventionmustnolongerbesuspendedinthesecountriesandthelistofMemberStatesestablishedbyRegulation(EC)No
165/2001 adjusted 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
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is herebysuspended in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Greece,Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, the UnitedKingdom and Sweden.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 165/2001 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2001.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 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 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 26, 27.1.2001, p. 12.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.2.2001 L48/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 330/2001
of 16 February 2001
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 22nd invitation to tender carried out under
the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1255/1999of17
May1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(
1),aslastamendedbyCommissionRegula-
tion (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 10
thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/
1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butterand cream(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
213/2001(4), provides that, in the light of the tenders
received for each invitation to tender, a maximumbuying-inpriceistobefixedinrelationtotheinterven-tionpriceapplicableandthatitmayalsobedecidednot
to proceed with the invitation to tender.
(2)As a result of the tenders received, the maximumbuying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(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
Forthe22ndinvitationtotenderissuedunderRegulation(EC)
No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted notlater than 13 February 2001, the maximum buying-in price isfixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 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 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22.2.2001 L 52/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 344/2001
of 21 February 2001
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 28th partial invitation to tender issued
within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1531/2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13
September 1999 on the common organisation of the marketsin the sugar sector (
1), as amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1527/2000 (2), and in particular the second subpara-
graph of Article 18(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 of 13 July
2000 on a standing invitation to tender to determinelevies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (
3),
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for theexport of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as thecase may be, account being taken in particular of thestate and foreseeable development of the Communityand world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted inresponse to the 28th partial invitation to tender, theprovisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 28th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 the maximumamount of the export refund is fixed at 45,120 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 February 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 February 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 59.
(3) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 69.