ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20.7.1999 L 187/36
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1576/1999
of 19 July 1999
determiningtheextenttowhichapplicationslodgedinJuly1999forimportlicencesforcertain
pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94openingandprovidingfortheadministrationofcertainCommunitytariffquotasforpigmeatand
certain other agricultural products can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 of
22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application inthe pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for inCouncil Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing forthe administration of certain Community tariff quotas forpigmeat and certain other agricultural products(
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2068/96(2), and in particular
Article 4(4) thereof,
(1)Whereas the applications for import licences lodged forthe third quarter of 1999 are for quantities less than thequantities available and can therefore be met in full;
(2)Whereas the quantity available for the following periodshould be determined;
(3)Whereas it is appropriate to draw the attention of oper-ators to the fact that licences may only be used forproducts which comply with all veterinary rules
currently in force in the Community,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to
30 September 1999 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No1432/94 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 October to 31
December 1999 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regu-lation (EC) No 1432/94 for import licences for a total quantityas referred to in Annex II.
3. Licences may only be used for products which comply
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 14.
(2) OJ L 277, 30.10.1996, p. 12.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20.7.1999 L 187/37
ANNEX I
Group NoPercentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 July to 30 September 1999
1 100,00
ANNEX II
(t)
Group NoTotal quantity available
for the period
1 October to 31 December 1999
1 4264
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 7. 1999 L 184/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1559/1999
of 16 July 1999
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 207th 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 (EEC) No 804/68 of 27
June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milkand milk products (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 7a(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting byinvitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butterintended for direct consumption in the Community (
3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (4), the
intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation totender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;whereas Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in thelight of the tenders received in response to each specialinvitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to befixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat contentof 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award;whereas the end-use security must be fixed accordingly;(2) Whereas, in the light of the tenders received, the maximum
aid should be fixed at the level specified below and theend-use security determined accordingly;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 207th 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: 117 EUR/100 kg— end-use security: 129 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 7. 1999 L 190/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1604/1999
of 22 July 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,
(1) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multi-lateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby theCommission fixes the standard values for imports fromthird countries, in respect of the products and periodsstipulated in the Annex thereto;(2) Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, thestandard import values must be fixed at the levels setout in the Annex 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 23 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 July 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 23. 7. 1999 L 190/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 22 July 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
0709 90 70 052 50,2
999 50,2
0805 30 10 382 54,7
388 61,9
524 62,7
528 64,6
999 61,0
0806 10 10 052 113,7
388 139,2
508 173,1
512 101,2
600 126,8
624 110,7
999 127,4
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 388 78,5
400 62,0
508 81,2
512 83,8
528 61,4
800 133,9
804 86,1
999 83,8
0808 20 50 388 84,2
512 60,4
528 73,5
999 72,7
0809 10 00 052 144,6
064 71,4
091 51,0
999 89,0
0809 20 95 052 181,9
400 214,2
616 204,1
999 200,1
0809 40 05 052 76,0
064 74,0
624 219,1
999 123,0
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19). Code ‘999' stands for ‘of
other origin'.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 7. 1999 L 192/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1626/1999
of 23 July 1999
determining the extent to which applications for import licences submitted in July 1999 for certain
products in the milk and milk products sector under the schemes provided for in the EuropeAgreements between the Community and the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, theCzech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria and Romania, in the Agreements on free trade
between the Community and the Baltic States may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2508/97 of
15 December 1997 laying down detailed rules for the applica-tion to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for inthe Europe Agreements between the Community and theRepublic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the CzechRepublic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria and Romania, theAgreements on free trade between the Community and theBaltic States and the Interim Agreement between theCommunity and the Republic of Slovenia and repealing Regula-tions (EEC) No 584/92, (EC) No 1588/94, (EC) No 1713/95and (EC) No 455/97 (
1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1311/1999 (2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas the applications for import licences submitted for the
products listed in Regulation (EC) No 2508/97 exceed thequantities available for certain products; whereas allocationcoefficients should therefore be set for the period 1 July to 31
December 1999 for certain quantities applied for,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences submitted for the period 1
July to 31 December 1999 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No2508/97, shall be accepted by country of origin and byproduct covered by the CN codes set out in the Annex for thequantities applied for, multiplied by the allocation coefficientsshown.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 345, 16.12.1997, p. 31.
(2) OJ L 156, 23.6.1999, p. 16.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 7. 1999 L 192/44ANNEX
(in %)
Country Poland Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary
CN codes 0402 10 19
0402 21 190402 21 990405 10 110405 10 190405 10 300405 10 500405 10 900405 20 90 0406 0402 10 190402 21 190402 21 91 0405 10 110405 10 190405 10 300405 10 500405 20 90 0406 0402 10 190402 21 190402 21 91 0405 10 110405 10 190405 10 300405 10 500405 20 90 0406 0402 10 0406 90 29 0406
Allocation
coefficient 0,0056 0,0061 0,0519 0,0055 0,0056 0,0101 0,0056 0,0058 0,0118 0,0067 — 0,0204
Country Republic of Estonia Latvia Lithuania
CN codes 0402 10 190402 21 19 0405 10 110405 10 19 0406 0402 10 190402 21 19 0405 10 0406 ex 0402 29 0402 10 190402 21 19 0405 10 110405 10 19 0406 0402 99 11
Allocation
coefficient 0,0058 0,0064 — 0,0059 0,0059 0,0201 — 0,0057 0,0059 0,0160 —
Country Romania Bulgaria
CN codes 0406 0406
Allocation
coefficient 1,0000 1,0000
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1595/1999

of 20 July 1999

setting for the 1999/2000 marketing year the amount of aid for the cultivation of grapes for the production of certain varieties of dried grapes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,

(1) Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 lays down the criteria for setting the aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of dried grapes of the sultana and muscatel varieties and currants;

(2) Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 7(1) of the above Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states that the amount of aid may be differentiated according to grape variety and other factors which may affect yield; whereas, in the case of sultanas, there should also be a differentiation between areas affected by phylloxera and other areas;

(3) Whereas the aid granted to producers who replant their vineyards in order to combat phylloxera should be set under the conditions laid down in Article 7(4) of the above Regulation;

(4) Whereas a check on the areas on which those grapes are being cultivated found that they do not exceed the maximum guaranteed area set in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2911/90 of 9 October 1990 laying down detailed rules of application for aid for the production of certain varieties of grapes for drying(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2614/95(4);

(5) 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 1999/2000 marketing year, the aid per hectare for the cultivation of grapes for the production of dried grapes of the sultana and muscatel varieties and currants as referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be as set in the Annex.

Article 2

In application of Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, the aid per hectare to be granted to producers who replant their vineyards in order to combat phylloxera shall be EUR 3917 per hectare. In this case Article 1 shall not apply.

The Member States concerned shall adopt the administrative steps required for the grant of the aid in question.

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 September 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 303, 6.11.1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 278, 10.10.1990, p. 35.

(4) OJ L 268, 10.11.1995, p. 7.

ANNEX

AID FOR THE CULTIVATION OF DRIED GRAPES

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EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.7.1999 L199/49
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1686/1999
of 29 July 1999
on the issue of import licences for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No996/97of3
June 1997 on the opening and administration of an importtariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals fallingwithinCNcode02062991(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC) No 1266/98(2), and in particular Article 8 (3) thereof,
(1)WhereasArticle1(3)(b)ofRegulation(EC)No996/97fixes the amount of frozen thin skirt which may beimportedonspecialtermsin1999/2000at800tonnes;
(2)WhereasArticle8(3)ofRegulation(EC)No996/97laysdown that the quantities applied for may be reduced;whereastheapplicationslodgedrelatetototalquantitieswhich exceed the quantities available; whereas, underthesecircumstancesandtakingcaretoensureanequit-
able distribution of the available quantities, it is appro-priate to reduce proportionally the quantities appliedfor,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
AllapplicationsforimportlicencesmadepursuanttoArticle8
ofRegulation(EC)No996/97areherebymettotheextentof0,53333% of the quantity requested.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 July 1999.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 6.
(2) OJ L 175, 19.6.1998, p. 9.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 7. 1999 L 194/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1631/1999
of 26 July 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 increasing to 1800108 tonnes the quantity of barley 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,
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 5 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 39/1999 (4), lays
down the procedures and conditions for the disposal ofcereals held by the intervention agencies;
(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 (5),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1510/1999 (6),
opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of1 600 325 tonnes of barley held by the German inter-vention agency; whereas, Germany informed theCommission of the intention of its intervention agencyto increase by 199 783 tonnes the quantity for which astanding invitation to tender for export has beenopened; whereas the total quantity of barley held by theGerman intervention agency for which a standing invita-tion to tender for export has been opened should beincreased to 1 800 108 tonnes;
(3) Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tendermakes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant-ities in store; whereas Annex Ito Regulation (EC) No
2198/98 must therefore be amended;
(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
Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 2
1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
1 800 108 tonnes of barley for export to third countries,with the exception of the United States of America, Canadaand Mexico.
2. The regions in which the 1 800 108 tonnes of barleyare stored are stated in Annex Ito this Regulation.’;
2. Annex Iis replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
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 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
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 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 64.
(5) OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 9.
(6) OJ L 175, 10.7.1999, p. 29.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 7. 1999 L 194/8
ANEXO
‘ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Place of storage Quantity
Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/Niedersachsen/
Bremen/Nordrhein-Westfalen 597 114
Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Baden-Württemberg/Saarland/Bayern
134 168
Berlin/Brandenburg/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 620 053
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen 448 773’
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1679/1999

of 19 July 1999

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1998/1999 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 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:

(1) the encouragement of the permanent abandonment of wine-growing areas by the grant of premiums is provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88(4);

(2) pending application of the reform of the common organisation of the market in wine, the existing scheme for the grant of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas should be extended, whilst limiting the total area that may be covered by it;

(3) in order to facilitate the use of this measure as much as possible, the deadline set for the submission of applications for premiums should be extended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (ECC) No 1442/88 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the title shall be replaced by the following: "Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 of 24 May 1988 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1999/2000 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas";

2. in the introductory wording to the second subparagraph of Article 1(1), the words "1996/97 and 1997/98, marketing years" shall be replaced by "1996/1997, 1997/1998, 1998/1999 and 1999/2000 marketing years";

3. in Article 4:

- in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: "Applications for premiums must be submitted before 31 March of each year to the departments appointed by the Member States."

- the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following: "The grant of the premium shall be subject to a written declaration in which the applicant undertakes to grub up the vines on the areas in respect of which the premium has been applied for or to have them grubbed up before the 15 May following the submission of the application."

4. in the third subparagraph of Article 17a, "15 May 1999" shall be replaced by "15 May 2000";

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, 19 July 1999.

For the Council

The President

K. HEMILÄ

(1) OJ C 59, 1.3.1999, p. 16.

(2) OJ C 219, 30.7.1999.

(3) OJ C 169, 16.6.1999.

(4) OJ L 132, 28.5.1988, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 859/99 (OJ L 108, 27.4.1999, p. 9).
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1663/1999

of 28 July 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 2629/97 as regards eartags in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products(1) and in particular Article 10(a) thereof,

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2629/97(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 331/1999(3) lays down detailed rules regarding eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the identification and registration system of bovine animals;

(2) Whereas it is appropriate to provide for the information contained in the replacement eartags used in the event of eartag losses;

(3) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2629/97 should be amended accordingly;

(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following paragraphs 6 and 7 are hereby added to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2629/97: "6. In addition to the information provided for in paragraph l and distinct from it, the replacement eartags used in the event of eartag losses may contain a mark with the version number of the replacement eartag expressed in Roman numerals. In such an event, the identification code provided for in paragraph 2 shall remain unchanged.

7. In case of an eartag loss, the replacement eartag used by a Member State for animals born in another Member State shall bear at least the same information as is provided for in paragraph 2, and also the code or the logo of the competent authority issuing it."

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.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 354, 30.12.1997, p. 19.

(3) OJ L 40, 13.2.1999, p. 27.