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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2769/1999

of 23 December 1999

on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the overseas countries and territories against applications submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2624/1999 (additional tranche in respect of 1999)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down the detailed implementing rules for imports of rice originating in the ACP countries or the overseas countries and territories (OCTs)(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/98(2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2624/1999(3) provides for the opening of an additional tranche of 11049 tonnes in husked-rice equivalent for imports of rice originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCTs). Applications for import licences for this additional tranche are to be submitted within three working days of the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2624/1999;

(2) under Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97, the Commission shall decide to what extent applications may be accepted within 10 days of the final date for notification by Member States;

(3) examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import licences for rice against applications submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2624/1999 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 December 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1999.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 208, 24.7.1998, p. 21.

(3) OJ L 318, 11.12.1999, p. 16.

ANNEX

Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the additional tranche

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2738/1999

of 21 December 1999

determining the mountain areas in which the premium for goatmeat producers is granted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat(1), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) that Article provides for the granting of a premium in order to offset, to the extent necessary, income loss by goatmeat producers in mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), other than the areas specified in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, provided that it is established that the production of those areas meets the two criteria set out in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98; the mountain areas in question should therefore be determined;

(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86(3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3519/86(4), determined the said mountain areas in which premium for goatmeat producers may be granted, as regards Spain, France, Italy and Portugal; a further examination has shown that the list of geographical areas, other than the areas specified in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, should be updated; it has been established that the criteria laid down in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 have been satisfied in the case of mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 in Austria;

(3) for reasons of clarity and simplification, Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 should be consolidated;

(4) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The criteria referred to in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 are hereby deemed to be met by all the mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of the following Member States: Spain, France, Italy, Austria and Portugal.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

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

It shall apply to applications submitted in respect of the 2000 and subsequent marketing years.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.

(3) OJ L 97, 12.4.1986, p. 25.

(4) OJ L 325, 20.11.1986, p. 17.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2745/1999

of 17 December 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) By virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96(1), the Council opened Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products; Community demand for the products in question should be met under the most favourable conditions; Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened at reduced or zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes, and increased or extended in the case of certain existing tariff quotas, while avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products;

(2) It is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain a Community tariff quota on some of the products covered by the above Regulation, and those products should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I;

(3) In view of the large number of amendments coming into effect on 1 January 2000 and in order to clarify matters for the user, the table in Annex I to the above Regulation should be replaced by the table in the Annex to this Regulation;

(4) Having regard to the economic importance of the said Regulation for European industry and the requirement that it enter into force on 1 January 2000, it is necessary to invoke the ground of urgency referred to in point I(3) of the additional Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam on the role of national parliaments in the European Union;

(5) Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 1999, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be amended as follows:

- order number 09.2711: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 1035000 tonnes,

- order number 09.2939: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 135000000 units,

- order number 09.2943: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 60000000 units,

- order number 09.2944: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 48000000 units,

- order number 09.2959: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 60000 tonnes,

- order number 09.2966: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 12000 tonnes.

Article 2

The table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be replaced by the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2000, except for Article 1 which shall apply from 1 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999.

For the Council

The President

K. HEMILÄ

(1) OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1969/1999 (OJ L 244, 16.9.1999, p. 38).

ANNEX

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1823/1999

of 20 August 1999

determining the sensitive production areas and/or the groups of high-quality varieties exempt from application of the quota buyback programme in raw tobacco

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 660/1999(2), and in particular Article 14a thereof,

(1) Whereas, pursuant to Article 34(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1373/1999(4), the Commission must determine, on the basis of proposals from the Member States, which sensitive production areas and/or groups of high-quality varieties, up to a maximum of 25 % of each Member State's guarantee threshold, are to be exempt from application of the quota buyback programme;

(2) Whereas, at the request of certain Member States, these groups of high-quality varieties should be determined;

(3) Whereas, because Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 stipulates that the Member State must make publics its intention to sell from 1 September so that other producers may buy the quota before it is actually bought back, this Regulation must apply from 31 August 1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities of groups of high-quality varieties exempt from quota buyback for the 1999 harvest are as follows:

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Article 2

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

It shall apply from 31 August 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 August 1999.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70.

(2) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 17.

(4) OJ L 162, 26.6.1999, p. 47.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 857/1999

of 22 April 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 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 Regulation (EEC) No 2200/96(4) lays down rules on recognised producer organisations; whereas these rules require members to sell their entire production through the producer organisation; whereas, however, provision is made for this obligation to be waived for direct sales on the producer's holding to consumers for their personal needs; whereas a volume restriction applies to such sales; whereas to take account of standard practice in certain parts of the Community this waiver should be extended to embrace direct sales away from the holding but no change should be made in the present volume restriction;

Whereas Article 15(4)(c) of the said Regulation should be clarified;

Whereas the present provisions on defrayal by the Community of transport, sorting and packaging costs in connection with certain products withdrawn from the market and then distributed free should apply to all free distribution of withdrawn products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in the first indent of Article 11(1)(c)(3) the words "on their holdings" shall be replaced by "on their holdings and/or outside their holdings".

2. Article 15(4)(c) shall be replaced by the following: "(c) make financial provision for the technical and human resources required to ensure the monitoring of compliance with the standards referred to in Article 2, with plant-health rules and with maximum permitted levels of residues."

3. Article 30(6) shall be replaced by the following: "6. The Community shall defray, on terms and conditions to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46, transport, sorting and packaging costs in connection with free distribution as provided for in paragraph 1."

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 Luxembourg, 22 April 1999.

For the Council

The President

W. MÜLLER

(1) OJ C 381, 8.12.1998, p. 8.

(2) Opinion delivered on 14 April 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) Opinion delivered on 24 February 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(4) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 41).
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2765/1999

of 16 December 1999

amending the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 of 17 December 1987 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2605/1999(2), and in particular the last paragraph of Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 provides for the publication of the full version of the refund nomenclature to be used from 1 January each year as it follows from the regulatory provisions on export arrangements for agricultural products(3);

(2) account must be taken of amendments to the Combined Nomenclature introduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/1999 of 12 October 1999 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(4), applicable from 1 January 2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 316, 10.12.1999, p. 32.

(3) Incorporated in the Annex to this Regulation are amendments resulting from the adoption of the following measures:

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 381/1999 (OJ L 46, 20.2.1999, p. 28),

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/1999 (OJ L 70, 17.3.1999, p. 3).

(4) OJ L 278, 28.10.1999, p. 1.

ANNEX

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT NOMENCLATURE FOR EXPORT REFUNDS

CONTENTS

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1. Cereals and wheat or rye flour, groats or meal

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2. Rice and broken rice

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3. Products processed from cereals

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4. Cereal-based compound feedingstuffs

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5. Beef and veal

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NB:

Article 33 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21) provides that no export refunds are to be granted on products imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries.

6. Pigmeat

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7. Poultrymeat

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8. Eggs

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9. Milk and milk products

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10. Fruits and vegetables

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11. Products processed from fruits and vegetables

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12. Olive oil

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13. White and raw sugar without further processing

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14. Syrups and other sugar products

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15. Wine

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1226/1999

of 28 May 1999

concerning the derogations to be granted for insurance services statistics

(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, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 410/98(2), and in particular Article 12(x) thereof,

(1) Whereas Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 established a common framework for the production of Community statistics on the structure, activity, performance and competitiveness of the insurance sector in the Community;

(2) Whereas it is necessary to grant derogations concerning insurance services statistics;

(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97, derogations to the characteristics of List A of Annex 5 thereto are specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 28 May 1999.

For the Commission

Yves-Thibault de SILGUY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 52, 21.2.1998, p. 1.

ANNEX

BELGIUM

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DENMARK

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GERMANY

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GREECE

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SPAIN

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FRANCE

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IRELAND

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ITALY

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LUXEMBOURG

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THE NETHERLANDS

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AUSTRIA

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PORTUGAL

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FINLAND

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SWEDEN

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UNITED KINGDOM

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1594/1999

of 20 July 1999

amending the conditions for the authorisation of an additive in feedingstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1411/1999(2), and in particular Article 3 and Article 9j thereof,

(1) Whereas the third sub-indent of the second indent of point VII(E)(1)(4) of Annex XV to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden authorises Sweden to maintain until 31 December 1997 its legislation restricting the use of formic acid (E 236) as an additive in feedingstuffs;

(2) Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Annex XV to the abovementioned Act, Sweden was to present a detailed scientific statement of reasons with its request for the adaptation of Community legislation in respect of the abovementioned additive;

(3) Whereas Sweden forwarded its statement of reasons on 27 June and 9 December 1997;

(4) Whereas the Commission is to decide on the request for the adaptation provided by Sweden with regard to formic acid;

(5) Whereas the conditions for the authorisation of that preservative appear to require supplementing;

(6) Whereas users of formic acid should be informed that its use for the aerobic acid preservation of moist unprocessed cereals either on its own or as a mixture with other acids where it forms more than half of the mixture is prohibited since under certain conditions it could give rise to a high aflatoxin level;

(7) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The conditions for the authorisation of the additive E236 formic acid), which is classed as a preservative, are hereby replaced by those set out in the Annex hereto in accordance with the provisions of Directive 70/524/EEC.

Article 2

Nothwithstanding Article 1, formic acid put into circulation before 1 September 1999 the labelling of which does not comply with this Regulation may remain in circulation until 31 December 1999.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 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 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 164, 30.6.1999, p. 56.

ANNEX

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 238/2000 of 28 January 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 24 of 29 January 2000)

On page 52, in the title of column 3 of the table "Record sheet":

for: "Amount granted",

read: "Amount requested".
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1072/2000 of 19 May 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 introducing detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultrymeat

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 119 of 20 May 2000)

On page 22, in Article 2:

for: "This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventhieth day ...",

read: "This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day ...".
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1452/2000 of 3 July 2000 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Taiwan

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 163 of 4 July 2000)

On page 26:

Add:

- Category 37: carry over of 1389780 kilograms to year 2000 quantitative limits.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2764/2000 of 14 December 2000 fixing for the 2001 fishing year the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annexes I and II and the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 321 of 19 December 2000)

On page 3, in the Annex, Species "14. Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)", from 1.1.2001 to 30.4.2001, in the "Guide price" column:

for:

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read:

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1741/2000 of 3 August 2000 imposing a provisional countervailing duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 199 of 5 August 2000)

On page 46, in the table, row "Reliance Industries Ltd", column "Duty (EUR per tonne)":

for: "6,3",

read: "63,0".
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/2000 of 14 December 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 331 of 27 December 2000)

On page 60, in the Annex the following shall be inserted after Order No 09.2995 : >TABLE>