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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1276/96 of 2 July 1996 fixing for the 1996/97 marketing year the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 of 14 March 1977 establishing a system of production aid for tinned pineapple (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1699/85 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas, under Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of the minimum price applicable during the preceding marketing year, and the trend of production costs in the fruit and vegetable sector;

Whereas Article 5 of the said Regulation lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers, the non-member country price and, if necessary, the pattern of processing cost assessed on a flat-rate basis;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1996/97 marketing year:

(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 to be paid to producers for pineapples; and

(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation for tinned pineapple,

shall be as set out in the Annex.

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, 2 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 46.

(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1985, p. 12.

ANNEX

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1420/96 of 22 July 1996 fixing depreciation percentages to be applied when agricultural products are bought in, for the 1997 financial year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down the general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/96 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, systematic depreciation of public intervention agricultural products must take place when they are bought in, and whereas accordingly the Commission determines the depreciation percentage for each product concerned before the beginning of each year and whereas such percentage shall not exceed the difference between the buying-in price and the foreseeable disposal price for each of these products;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, the Commission may, at its discretion, restrict depreciation at the time of buying-in to a proportion of this depreciation percentage, but such proportion may not be less than 70 %; whereas, coefficients to be applied also for the 1997 financial year by the intervention agencies to the monthly buying-in values of products should be fixed, to enable the agencies to establish the depreciation amounts;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In respect of the products listed in the Annex, which, having been bought in by public intervention have entered store or been taken over by the intervention agencies between 1 October 1996 and 30 September 1997, the authorities shall depreciate their value to account for the difference between the buying-in prices and the foreseeable selling prices of the relevant products.

Article 2

To establish the amount of the depreciation, the intervention agencies shall apply to the values of the products bought every month in the coefficients set out in the Annex.

The expenditure amounts determined in this way shall be notified to the Commission under the declarations established pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (3).

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 October 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 163, 2. 7. 1996, p. 10.

(3) OJ No L 39, 17. 2. 1996, p. 5.

ANNEX

'k` depreciation coefficients (Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78) to be applied to the monthly buying-in values

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1481/96 of 26 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2921/95 laying down detailed rules for compensation for reductions in certain agricultural conversion rates

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 of 18 December 1995 regulating compensation for appreciable reductions in the agricultural conversion rates before 1 July 1996 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1451/96 (2), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,

Whereas the time limits laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2921/95 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 459/96 (4), must take account of the extension of the validity of Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 beyond 30 June 1996; whereas the operative event for the conversion rate applicable to the amount of aid, referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2921/95 and established on the basis of the economic objective of the operation concerned, must consequently be adjusted to take account of cases of several appreciable reductions in the agricultural conversion rates of a currency;

Whereas the measures provided for in Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the management committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2921/95 is hereby amended as follows:

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

'2. The amounts in ecus set out in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1527/95 and Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 shall be converted into national currency using the agricultural conversion rate valid immediately preceding the appreciable reduction responsible for the fixing of the amount in question.`

2. The second indent of Article 3 (1) is replaced by the following:

'- 1 January 1996 in the case of aid granted under Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 for appreciable reductions in the agricultural conversion rate before 30 June 1996,

- 1 July 1996 for other aid granted under Regulation (EC) No 2990/95.`

3. The following subparagraph is added to Article 5 (1):

'For appreciable reductions in the agricultural conversion rate after 30 June 1996, request for authorization to grant aid must be made by 30 June 1997.`

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, 26 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 7.

(2) OJ No L 187, 26. 7. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 60.

(4) OJ No L 64, 14. 3. 1996, p. 12.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1434/96 of 23 July 1996 setting the amount of the payment on account of the cost of disposal of certain distillation products for 1997

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1544/95 (2), and in particular Article 37 (2) thereof,

Whereas, as regards alcohol from distillation as referred to in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) is to bear only the costs arising from its disposal; whereas the amount of the payment on account of the cost of disposal of the products must be fixed having regard to depreciation in a way similar to that by which alcohol from distillation as referred to in Article 39 of that Regulation is depreciated,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amount of the payment on account of the cost of disposal of the products of distillation pursuant to Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 shall be determined by application of a coefficient to the value of purchase made by intervention agencies.

For the 1997 financial year this coefficient shall be 0,70.

Article 2

The expenditure amounts determined in this way shall be notified to the Commission under the declaration established pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (3).

Article 3

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

It shall be applicable from 1 October 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 31.

(3) OJ No L 39, 17. 2. 1996, p. 5.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1576/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the monthly price increases for cereals for the 1996/97 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),

Whereas, when the amounts and the number of the monthly increases are fixed and the first month in which they are to apply is determined, account should be taken of the storage costs and financing charges for storing cereals in the Community and of the need to ensure that the disposal of stocks of cereals is in line with market requirements;

Whereas, under the reform of the common agricultural policy, provision was made for the fixing of a single intervention price for all cereals; whereas this price has been fixed at a substantially reduced level applied in stages; whereas this fact should be taken into account in the fixing of the size of the monthly increases;

Whereas the intervention price for maize and sorghum applicable in July, August and September is to be the price valid in May of the previous marketing year, in accordance with Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Without prejudice to the last subparagraph of Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, for the 1996/97 marketing year, the monthly increases to be applied to the intervention price applicable for the first month of the marketing year, shall be as follows:

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Article 2

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

It shall apply from the 1996/97 marketing year.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 1996.

For the Council

The President

H. COVENEY

(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1863/95 (OJ No L 179, 29. 7. 1995, p. 1).

(2) OJ No C 125, 27. 4. 1996, p. 3.

(3) OJ No C 166, 10. 6. 1996.

(4) OJ No C 204, 15. 7. 1996, p. 57.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1732/96 of 4 September 1996 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1676/96 (3), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,

Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;

Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 September 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 September 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 218, 28. 8. 1996, p. 1.

ANNEX

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1813/96 of 19 September 1996 repealing Regulations (EC) No 1749/95 and (EC) No 2900/95 fixing export taxes on cereal products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1799/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1566/96 (4), fixes an export tax on durum wheat;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2900/95 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1566/96, fixes an export tax on common wheat;

Whereas the market conditions which led to the introduction of the export tax on durum wheat and common wheat no longer apply; whereas the taxes on those products should be abolished;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulations (EC) No 1749/95 and (EC) No 2900/95 are hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 September 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.

(2) OJ No L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.

(3) OJ No L 169, 19. 7. 1995, p. 21.

(4) OJ No L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 24.

(5) OJ No L 304, 16. 12. 1995, p. 27.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1870/96 of 26 September 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for capelin by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3079/95 of 21 December 1995 allocating, for 1996, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters (3), provides for capelin quotas for 1996;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of capelin in the waters of ICES divisions V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota allocated for 1996,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of capelin in the waters of ICES divisions V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 1996.

Fishing for capelin in the waters of ICES divisions V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of 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 Brussels, 26 September 1996.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 64.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1963/96 of 11 October 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1396/96 fixing the minimum price applicable to dried grapes during the 1996/97 marketing year as well as the countervailing charges to be imposed where that price is not observed

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/95 (2), and in particular Article 10a (8) thereof,

Whereas the countervailing charge to be levied on dried grapes falling within CN codes 0806 20 12 and 0806 20 18 with an import price of less than ECU 1 018,47 per tonne but not less than ECU 985,97 per tonne in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1396/96 (3) is incorrect; whereas the error should be corrected;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1396/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

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, 11 October 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 233, 30. 9. 1995, p. 69.

(3) OJ No L 180, 19. 7. 1996, p. 1.

ANNEX

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Countervailing charges

1. Currants falling within CN code 0806 20 11

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2. Currants falling within CN code 0806 20 91

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3. Dried grapes falling within CN codes 0806 20 12 and 0806 20 18

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4. Dried grapes falling within CN codes 0806 20 92 and 0806 20 98

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1904/96 of 27 September 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3094/95 on aid to shipbuilding

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 92 (3) (c), 94 and 113 thereof,

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

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

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

Whereas, an Agreement respecting normal competitive conditions in the commercial shipbuilding and repair industry (4) concluded between the European Community and certain third countries within the framework of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has not yet entered into force;

Whereas, therefore Council Regulation (EC) No 3094/95 of 22 December 1995 on aid to shipbuilding (5) is therefore not yet applicable;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 of the said Regulation, the relevant rules of Directive 90/684/EEC (6) continue to apply ad interim, pending the entry into force of the OECD Agreement and until 1 October 1996 at the latest;

Whereas, as a contingency measure against the possibility that the entry into force of the OECD Agreement is delayed beyond 1 October 1996, the Council needs to take the necessary steps; whereas Regulation (EC) No 3094/95 should therefore be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Sole Article

The third paragraph of Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 3094/95 shall be replaced by the following:

'Pending the entry into force of the said Agreement, the relevant provisions of Directive 90/684/EEC shall apply until the Agreement enters into force and until 31 December 1997 at the latest.`

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 1996.

For the Council

The President

M. LOWRY

(1) OJ No C 213, 23. 7. 1995, p. 14.

(2) Opinion delivered on 20 September 1996 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) Opinion delivered on 25 September 1996 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(4) OJ No C 375, 30. 12. 1994, p. 3.

(5) OJ No L 332, 31. 12. 1995, p. 1.

(6) OJ No L 380, 31. 12. 1990, p. 27. Directive as last amended by Directive 94/73/EC (OJ No L 351, 31. 12. 1994, p. 10.)