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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2337/2000

of 20 October 2000

prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Denmark

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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required, and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1902/2000(4), lays down quotas for common sole for 2000.

(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.

(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division II, North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000. Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock from 2 October 2000. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division II, North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 2000.

Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application 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.

It shall apply from 2 October 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 October 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 50.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.10.2000 L276/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2397/2000
of 27 October 2000
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)No1255/1999aslast regards intervention on the market in butter andcream(
3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2099/
2000(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 2280/2000(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 marketprices communicated by Italy intervention must besuspendedinthiscountryandthelistofMemberStatesestablished by Regulation (EC) No 2280/2000 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 herebysuspendedinBelgium,Denmark,Germany,Spain,France,Italy,Greece,Luxembourg,theNetherlands,Austria,Finland,Ireland,Portugal, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 2280/2000 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 October 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 27 October 2000.
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 249, 4.10.2000, p. 20.
(5) OJ L 260, 14.10.2000, p. 6.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.11.2000 L281/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2447/2000
of 6 November 2000
amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the
sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2038/1999of13
September1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketsinthesugarsector(
1),asamendedbyCommissionRegulation
(EC) No 1527/2000(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1423/95of
23June1995layingdowndetailedimplementingrulesfortheimportofproductsinthesugarsectorotherthanmolasses(
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98(4), and in
particularthesecondsubparagraphofArticle1(2),andArticle3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Theamountsoftherepresentativepricesandadditional
dutiesapplicabletotheimportofwhitesugar,rawsugarandcertainsyrupsarefixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC) No 1411/2000(
5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2442/2000(6).
(2)Itfollowsfromapplyingthegeneralanddetailedfixingrules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 to theinformationknowntotheCommissionthattherepres-entative prices and additional duties at present in forceshould be altered to the amounts set out in the Annexhereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of
the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 November 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 6 November 2000.
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 141, 24.6.1995, p. 16. (5) OJ L 161, 1.7.2000, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 85, 20.3.1998, p. 5. (6) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 44.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.11.2000 L281/15
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 6 November 2000 amending representative prices and the amounts of
additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 99
(EUR)
CNcodeAmountofrepresentative
pricesper100 kgnetof
productconcernedAmountofadditionalduty
per100 kgnet
ofproductconcerned
17011110(1) 28,07 2,87
17011190(1) 28,07 7,50
17011210(1) 28,07 2,73
17011290(1) 28,07 7,07
17019100(2) 28,11 11,18
17019910(2) 28,11 6,66
17019990(2) 28,11 6,66
17029099(3) 0,28 0,37
(1) For the standard quality as defined in Article 1 of amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 431/68 (OJ L 89, 10.4.1968, p. 3).
(2) For the standard quality as defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/72 (OJ L 94, 21.4.1972, p. 1).
(3) By 1% sucrose content.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2426/2000

of 31 October 2000

amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2000(2), and in particular Article 11(1)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 stipulates that products which are imported from a third country may be marketed only where they originate in a third country appearing on a list drawn up in accordance with the criteria laid down in paragraph 2 of that Article. That list is given in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/2000(4).

(2) The Argentine authorities have asked the Commission to include a new inspection and certification body in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 94/92.

(3) The Argentine authorities have provided the Commission with all the necessary guarantees and information to satisfy it that the new inspection and certification body meets the criteria laid down in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 is amended as shown in the Annex hereto.

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, 31 October 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 241, 26.9.2000, p. 39.

(3) OJ L 11, 17.1.1992, p. 14.

(4) OJ L 185, 25.7.2000, p. 62.

ANNEX

Point 3 of the text referring to Argentina is replaced by the following: "3. Inspection bodies:

- Instituto Argentino para la Certificación y Promoción de Productos Agropecuarios Orgánicos SRL (Argencert)

- Oragnización Internacional Agropecuaria (OIA)

- Letis SA"
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.11.2000 L285/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2464/2000
of 9 November 2000
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1685/95of
11 July 1995 on arrangements for issuing export licences forwine-sectorproducts(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
2739/1999(2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article63(7)ofCouncilRegulation(EC)No1493/1999
of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of themarketinwine(
3)limitsthegrantofexportrefundsfor
wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditurecontained in the Agreement on Agriculture concludedduring the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-tiations.
(2)Article3ofRegulation(EC)No1685/95laysdowntheconditions under which the Commission may takespecificmeasurestopreventanoverrunofthequantitylaiddownorthebudgetavailableunderthesaidAgree-ment.
(3)On the basis of information on export licence applica-tions available to the Commission on 8 November2000,thequantitystillavailablefortheperioduntil15November 2000, for zone (1) Africa referred to inArticle 3(4a) of Regulation (EC) No 1685/95, could be
exceeded unless the issue of export licences withadvance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, asingle percentage for the acceptance of applicationssubmitted between 1 and 7 november 2000 should beappliedandthesubmissionofapplicationsandtheissueof licences suspended until 15 November 2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for
wine-sector products for which applications are submittedbetween 1 and 7 november 2000 under Regulation (EC) No1685/95shallbeissuedfor14,95%ofthequantitiesrequestedfor zone (1) Africa.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products
referredtoinparagraph1forwhichapplicationsaresubmittedfrom8November2000andthesubmissionofexportlicenceapplicationsfrom10November2000shallbesuspendeduntil15 November 2000.
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon10November2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 9 November 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 161, 12.7.1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 60.
(3) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15.11.2000 L 288/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2501/2000
of 14 November 2000
fixing the export refunds on eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organization of the market ineggs (
1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1516/96 (2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that
the difference between prices on the world market forthe products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation andprices for those products within the Community may becovered by an export refund.
(2) The present market situation in certain third countriesand that regarding competition on particular thirdcountry markets make it necessary to fix a refund differ-entiated by destination for certain products in the eggsector.(3) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to thepresent situation on the market in eggs that the refundshould be fixed at an amount which would permitCommunity participation in world trade and would alsotake account of the nature of these exports and theirimportance at the present time.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of codes of products for which, when they are
exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regula-tion (EEC) No 2771/75 is granted, and the amount of thatrefund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 November 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 99.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15.11.2000 L 288/21
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 14 November 2000 fixing the export refunds on eggs
Product code Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refund
0407 00 11 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 2,60
0407 00 19 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 1,20
0407 00 30 9000 E01 EUR/100 kg 9,00
E02 EUR/100 kg 4,50
E03 EUR/100 kg 11,00
0408 11 80 9100 E04 EUR/100 kg 55,00
0408 19 81 9100 E04 EUR/100 kg 25,00
0408 19 89 9100 E04 EUR/100 kg 25,00
0408 91 80 9100 E04 EUR/100 kg 37,00
0408 99 80 9100 E04 EUR/100 kg 9,00
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 2543/1999 (OJ L 307, 2.12.1999, p.
46).
The other destinations are defined as follows:
Ε01 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR and Russia
Ε02 all destinations except Switzerland and those of E01 and E03
Ε03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines and Egypt
E04 all destinations except Switzerland and Estonia
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2439/2000

of 3 November 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 2225/2000 fixing the olive yields and oil yields for the 1999/2000 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999(2), and in particular Article 5(11) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1639/98(4), and in particular Article 19 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides that the olive yields and oil yields referred to in Article 5(7) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC are to be fixed by homogenous production zone on the basis of the figures supplied by producer Member States. The production zones were delimited by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2138/97 of 30 October 1997 delimiting the homogenous olive oil production zones(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2224/2000(6).

(2) In point C ("Greece") of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2225/2000(7), the figures giving the national average yields were omitted from the last line of the table. They should be added to it.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2225/2000 is amended as follows:

In the last line of the table in point C ("Greece"), the following figures are added:

- at the bottom of the third column ("kg olives/tree harvested"): "30,5",

- at the bottom of the fourth column ("kg oil/100 kg olives"): "20,9".

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 3 November 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.

(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 7.

(3) OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 38.

(5) OJ L 297, 31.10.1997, p. 3.

(6) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 16.

(7) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 24.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2498/2000

of 13 November 2000

prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France

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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1902/2000(4), lays down quotas for common sole for 2000.

(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.

(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES zone II, North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 17 October 2000. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES Zone II, North Sea by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2000.

Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES Zone II, North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application 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.

It shall apply from 17 October 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 November 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 50.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18.11.2000 L 291/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2541/2000
of 17 November 2000
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in
connection with the invitation to tender 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
December 1995 on the common organization 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) No2282/2000 (
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 medium grain
and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European thirdcountries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-tion (EC) No 2282/2000 is hereby fixed on the basis of thetenders submitted from 10 to 16 November 2000 at180,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 November 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 November 2000.
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.