ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.4.2000 L81/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 684/2000
of 31 March 2000
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the sixth invitation to tender carried out under
the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EEC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market inmilkandmilkproducts(
1),andinparticularArticle10thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2771/
1999of16December1999layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butterand cream(
2), provides that, in the light of the tenders
received for each invitation to tender, a maximumbuying-inpriceistobefixedinrelationtotheinterven-tionpriceapplicableandthatitmayalsobedecidednotto proceed with the invitation to tender.(2)As a result of the tenders received, the maximumbuying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(3)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
ForthesixthinvitationtotenderissuedunderRegulation(EC)
No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted notlater than 28 March 2000, the maximum buying-in price isfixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.4.2000 L81/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 688/2000
of 31 March 2000
providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 for bulls,
cows andheifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine andmountain breed s
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999
of26May1999openingandprovidingfortheadministrationof tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers otherthan for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds,repealing Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 and amending Regula-tion(EC)No1143/98(
1),andinparticularArticle9(3)thereof,
Whereas:Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 provides for the
opening, for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, of twotariff quotas each of 5000 head or bulls, cows and heifersotherthanforslaughterofcertainAlpineandmountainbreeds.Article 9 of that Regulation provides for a further allocation,for both quotas, of quantities not covered by import licence
applications at 15 March 2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
ThequantitiesreferredtoinArticle9(1)ofRegulation(EC)No
1081/1999 shall be:
— 66 head for serial number 09.0001,
— 80 head for serial number 09.0003.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 131, 27.5.1999, p. 15.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.4.2000 L84/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 708/2000
of 4 April 2000
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
21December1994ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheimport arrangements for fruit and vegetables(
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular
Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Regulation(EC)No3223/94laysdown,pursuanttothe
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes thestandard values for imports from third countries, inrespect of the products and periods stipulated in theAnnex thereto.(2)In compliance with the above criteria, the standardimport values must be fixed at the levels set out in theAnnex 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 5 April 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 April 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.4.2000 L84/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 4 April 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CNcodeThirdcountry
code(1)Standardimport
value
07020000 052 147,5
204 96,9
624 194,5
999 146,3
07070005 052 113,0
068 127,3
628 149,6
999 130,0
07099070 052 80,7
204 67,1
999 73,9
08051010,08051030,08051050 052 73,1
204 35,1
212 52,1
220 28,7
624 55,0
999 48,8
08053010 052 35,3
220 72,1
600 74,1
999 60,5
08081020,08081050,08081090 388 97,4
400 94,3
404 97,5
508 79,1
512 87,1
528 78,8
720 66,3
804 106,3
999 88,3
08082050 388 73,0
512 86,8
528 74,5
720 107,7
999 85,5
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/1999 (OJ L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 46). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of
other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 740/2000

of 7 April 2000

granting a temporary derogation from Regulations (EC) No 1371/95 and (EC) No 1372/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg and poultrymeat sectors

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 organisation of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/96(2), and in particular Articles 3(2) and 8(13) and 15 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95(4), and in particular Articles 3(2) and 8(12) and 15 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/95(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2336/1999(6), and (EC) No 1372/95(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2337/1999(8), provides that export licences are to be issued on the Wednesday following the week in which the licence applications are lodged provided that no specific action has been taken by the Commission in the meantime.

(2) Because of the public holidays in 2000 and the irregular publication of the Official Journal of the European Communities during those holidays, the period for reflection will be too brief to guarantee proper administration of the market. It should therefore be extended temporarily.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By derogation from Article 3(3) of Regulations (EC) No 1371/95 and (EC) No 1372/95, licences for which applications are lodged during the periods specified below shall be issued on the corresponding dates provided that no specific action as indicated in paragraph 4 of that Article has been taken prior to those dates:

- from 17 to 21 April 2000, to be issued on 27 April 2000,

- from 24 to 28 April 2000, to be issued on 4 May 2000,

- from 1 to 5 May 2000, to be issued on 12 May 2000,

- from 5 to 9 June 2000, to be issued on 15 June 2000,

- from 7 to 11 August 2000, to be issued on 18 August 2000,

- from 18 to 22 December 2000, to be issued on 29 December 2000,

- from 25 to 29 December 2000, to be issued on 5 January 2001.

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, 7 April 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.

(3) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.

(4) OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49.

(5) OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 16.

(6) OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 16.

(7) OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 26.

(8) OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 21.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.4.2000 L86/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 727/2000
of 6 April 2000
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1707/1999
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for theapplication of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on thegranting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to betaken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98(4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Aninvitationtotenderfortherefundand/orthetaxfor
the export of common wheat to all third countries wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1707/1999(
5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2011/1999(6).
(2)Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides thatthe Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-fied, in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92,decidetofixamaximumexportrefundtakingaccountofthecriteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.Inthatcaseacontractisawardedtoanytendererwhosebid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund, aswell as to any tenderer whose bid relates to an exporttax.
(3)The application of the abovementioned criteria to thecurrentmarketsituationforthecerealinquestionresultsin the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1.
(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Fortendersnotifiedfrom31Marchto6April2000,pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1707/1999,themaximumrefundonexportationofcommonwheatshall be EUR 33,43/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 April 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 April 2000.
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 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 55.
(6) OJ L 248, 21.9.1999, p. 23.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.4.2000 L94/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 772/2000
of 13 April 2000
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1707/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92of30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1501/95of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for theapplication of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on thegranting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to betakenintheeventofdisturbanceonthemarketforcereals(
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98(4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Aninvitationtotenderfortherefundand/orthetaxfor
theexportofcommonwheattoallthirdcountrieswasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1707/1999(
5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2011/1999(6).
(2)Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides thatthe Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-fied, in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92,decidetofixamaximumexportrefundtakingaccountofthecriteria
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95.Inthatcaseacontractisawardedtoanytendererwhosebid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund, aswell as to any tenderer whose bid relates to an exporttax.
(3)The application of the abovementioned criteria to thecurrentmarketsituationforthecerealinquestionresultsin the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1.
(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Fortendersnotifiedfrom7to13April2000,pursuanttothe
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1707/1999,the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shallbe EUR 30,75/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 April 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 13 April 2000.
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 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 55.
(6) OJ L 248, 21.9.1999, p. 23.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.4.2000 L90/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 747/2000
of 11 April 2000
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No3223/94of
21December1994ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheimport arrangements for fruit and vegetables(
1), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1498/98(2),andinparticular
Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Regulation(EC)No3223/94laysdown,pursuanttothe
outcomeoftheUruguayRoundmultilateraltradenego-tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes thestandard values for imports from third countries, inrespect of the products and periods stipulated in theAnnex thereto.(2)In compliance with the above criteria, the standardimportvaluesmustbefixedatthelevelssetoutintheAnnex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
ThestandardimportvaluesreferredtoinArticle4ofRegula-
tion(EC)No3223/94shallbefixedasindicatedintheAnnexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 11 April 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.4.2000 L90/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 11 April 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CNcodeThirdcountry
code(1)Standardimport
value
07020000 052 121,5
204 123,3
624 190,1
999 145,0
07070005 052 136,4
068 140,6
628 146,6
999 141,2
07099070 052 77,8
204 67,1
999 72,4
08051010,08051030,08051050 052 67,1
204 36,5
212 46,7
220 33,7
624 50,4
999 46,9
08053010 052 35,3
220 52,3
600 79,3
999 55,6
08081020,08081050,08081090 388 101,7
400 95,5
404 93,5
508 82,3
512 81,9
528 76,2
720 76,9
804 104,9
999 89,1
08082050 388 72,3
400 65,5
512 70,9
528 79,4
720 107,7
999 79,2
(1) CountrynomenclatureasfixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No2543/1999(OJL307,2.12.1999,p.46).Code‘999’standsfor‘of
other origin’.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.4.2000 L95/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 786/2000
of 14 April 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 2178/1999
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
December1995onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinrice(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2072/98(2),and
in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Aninvitationtotenderfortheexportrefundonricewas
issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2178/1999(
3).
(2)Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(
4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No299/95(5),
allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with theprocedurelaiddowninArticle22ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, amaximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, thecriteriaprovidedforinArticle13ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract isawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderisequaltoorlessthan the maximum export refund.(3)The application of the abovementioned criteria to thecurrentmarketsituationforthericeinquestionresultsin 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
andlonggrainAricetobeexportedtocertainthirdcountriespursuanttotheinvitationtotenderissuedinEuropeanRegula-tion (EC) No 2178/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of thetenderssubmittedfrom7to13April2000at190,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 April 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 14 April 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.4.2000 L97/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 810/2000
of 18 April 2000
determiningthe percentag e of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence
applications lodged in April 2000 under tariff quotas for beef provided for in Regulation (EC) No1279/98 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Bulgaria and Romania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1279/98of
19 June 1998, laying down rules for the application of thetariffquotasforbeefprovidedforbyCouncilRegulation(EC)No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic ofHungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, theRepublicofBulgariaandRomania(
1),andinparticularArticle
4(4) thereof,
Whereas:Articles1and2ofRegulation(EC)No1279/98fixthequan-
tities of fresh, chilled or frozen beef originating in Poland,Hungary,theCzechRepublic,Slovakia,RomaniaandBulgaria,and, in the case of Poland, the equivalent of the quantity ofmeatexpressedasweightofprocessedproductswhichmaybeimportedonspecialtermsinrespectoftheperiod1Aprilto30 June 2000. The quantities of fresh, chilled or frozen beeforiginating in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakiacoveredbyimportlicenceapplicationssubmittedaresuchthatapplications may be accepted in full. However, quantitiescoveredbyapplicationsinrespectofbeeforiginatinginPolandand processed products must be reduced proportionately in
accordance with Article 4(4) of that Regulation. No applica-tions were submitted for beef originating in Romania andBulgaria,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following percentages of quantities covered by import
licenceapplicationssubmittedinrespectoftheperiod1Aprilto 30 June 2000 under the quotas referred to in Regulation(EC) No 1279/98 may be allowed:
(a) 100% of quantities covered by applications in respect of
products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 origin-ating in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia;
(b) 0,523%ofquantitiescoveredbyapplicationsinrespectof
productsfallingwithinCNcodes0201,0202,16025031and 16025039 originating in Poland.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 April 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 18 April 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2000

of 10 April 2000

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 with regard to set-aside

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2704/1999(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(3) lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 with regard to set-aside. Article 19(2) lays down that areas set aside must so remain for a period commencing on 15 January at the latest and ending on 31 August at the earliest. Article 19(3) lays down that, in principle, areas set aside may not be used for agricultural production or for any lucrative purpose.

(2) During December 1999, regions in several Member States were hit by violent storms that caused serious damage to woodland, resulting in a glut of timber which is threatening the market. The use of land set aside under the arable crop scheme could alleviate the situation by permitting the temporary storage of the timber concerned until it is required by industry. Measures should, however, be adopted to ensure that the land is made available on a non-lucrative basis.

(3) A derogation should therefore be made from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999.

(4) 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

For the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 marketing years and notwithstanding Article 19(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999, land declared as set aside may be used to store trees blown down by storms in December 1999 in regions declared as disaster areas by the Member States.

Article 2

The Member States concerned shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the set-aside land used for storage is made available on a non-lucrative basis.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 15 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 April 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 12.

(3) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 43.