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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1444/96 of 24 July 1996 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT for certain agricultural, industrial and fisheries products and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting these quotas

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 of 24 July 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT for certain agricultural, industrial and fisheries products and establishing the detailed provisions for amending these quotas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 764/96 (2), and in particular Articles 9 and 10 thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 opens Community tariff quotas in respect of a number of agricultural, industrial and fisheries products under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT);

Whereas import duties on certain unbleached flax yarns, for which the opening of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT had been provided for, were suspended until 30 June 1996; whereas for reasons inherent in the Community industry this suspension will not be renewed;

Whereas in order to give effect to international obligations under GATT, Community tariff quotas should be opened in respect of certain types of glass smallware;

Whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 should be amended accordingly by inserting the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The tariff quotas listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1808/95.

Article 2

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

It shall be applicable with effect from 1 January 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 July 1996.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 176, 27. 7. 1995, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 1.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1562/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the reduction coefficient for the determination of the quantity of bananas to be allocated to each operator in category C from the tariff quota 1996

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 of 10 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/96 (4), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,

Whereas, pending the adaptation of the volume of the tariff quota as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2724/95 (5), for the purposes of implementation of Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, provisionally fixes the reduction coefficient to be applied to the annual allocation requested by each operator in category C, on the basis of a tariff quota volume of 2 200 000 tonnes for 1996;

Whereas the volume of the tariff quota was fixed subsequently at 2 553 000 tonnes for 1996 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/96 (6) not including the additional quantity of 72 440 tonnes laid down in Regulations (EC) No 127/96 (7) and (EC) No 822/96 (8) as a result of tropical storms Iris, Luis and Marilyn;

Whereas for calculating the aforementioned reduction coefficient, the total quantity allocated to operators who suffered the effects of tropical storms Iris, Luis and Marilyn should not be taken into account; whereas the coefficient should be determined on the basis of 2 553 000 tonnes;

Whereas, for the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 2724/95 should be repealed;

Whereas the provisions of this Regulation must enter into force immediately, given the time limits laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantity to be allocated to each operator in category C in respect of 1996 within the tariff quota provided for in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be calculated by applying to the quantity applied for by each operator, in accordance with Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, a reduction coefficient of 0,000391.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 2724/95 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

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, 30 July 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(3) OJ No L 142, 12. 6. 1993, p. 6.

(4) OJ No L 181, 20. 7. 1996, p. 13.

(5) OJ No L 283, 25. 11. 1995, p. 13.

(6) See page 12 of this Official Journal.

(7) OJ No L 20, 26. 1. 1996, p. 17.

(8) OJ No L 111, 4. 5. 1996, p. 7.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1586/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the amount of aid in respect of silkworms for the 1996/97 rearing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 of 24 April 1972 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,

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

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

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

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 provides that the amount of aid for silkworms reared within the Community must be fixed each year in such a way as to help ensure a fair income for silkworm rearers, taking into account the state of the market in cocoons and raw silk, of foreseeable trends on that market and of import policy;

Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the amount of aid at the level mentioned below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1996/97 rearing year, the amount of aid in respect of silkworms as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be fixed at ECU 133,26 per box of silkworm eggs used.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 April 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 1996.

For the Council

The President

H. COVENEY

(1) OJ No L 100, 27. 4. 1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2059/92 (OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 19).

(2) OJ No C 125, 27. 4. 1996, p. 24.

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

(4) OJ No C 204, 15. 7. 1996, p. 57.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1754/96 of 9 September 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/96 (4), provides for cod quotas for 1996;

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

Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II b by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 28 August 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II b by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Portugal for 1996.

Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II b by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned 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 with effect from 28 August 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 September 1996.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

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

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

(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 198, 8. 8. 1996, p. 1.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1837/96 of 24 September 1996 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 1996/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 of 15 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3098/94 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 provides that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are to be the quantities placed under control and distilled, weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each Member State concerned; whereas that coefficient expresses the ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spirituous beverage concerned on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years corresponding to the average ageing period of the spirituous beverage in question; whereas, in view of the information provided by Ireland on the period 1 January to 31 December 1995, the average ageing period in 1995 was six years for Irish whiskey; whereas the coefficients for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 should be fixed;

Whereas Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (3) precludes the grant of refunds for exports to Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway; whereas, therefore, pursuant to Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93, account should be taken of this in the calculation of the coefficient for 1996/97;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 applying to cereals used in Ireland for manufacturing Irish whiskey shall be as set out in the Annex.

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 with effect from 1 July 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 258, 16. 10. 1993, p. 6.

(2) OJ No L 328, 20. 12. 1994, p. 12.

(3) OJ No L 1, 3. 1. 1994, p. 1.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1962/96 of 11 October 1996 rectifying Regulation (EC) No 2772/95 replacing the values in ecus in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April 1993 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1482/96 (4), and in particular Article 18 (2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2772/95 (5), erroneously omitted the adjusted value in ECUs relating to the maximum eligible amount of the premium for each sheep or cattle livestock unit by which a herd is reduced, and that it is therefore appropriate to complete this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2772/95 is replaced by the following:

'1. in Article 4 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92:

- the amount "ECU 150" is replaced by "ECU 181,1";

- the amounts "ECU 250" are replaced by "ECU 301,9";

- the amount "ECU 210" is replaced by "ECU 253,6";

- the amount "ECU 100" is replaced by "ECU 120,8";

- the amount "ECU 400" is replaced by "ECU 483,0";

- the amount "ECU 1 000" is replaced by "ECU 1 208";

- the amount "ECU 700" is replaced by "ECU 845,3" and

- the amount "ECU 600" is replaced by "ECU 724,5";`.

Article 2

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

The amount provided for in Article 1, third indent, shall apply from the date on which an agricultural conversion rate fixed on or after 1 February 1995 is first applied to the premium for each sheep or cattle livestock unit by which a herd is reduced.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 October 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.

(4) OJ No L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.

(5) OJ No L 288, 1. 12. 1995, p. 35.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1920/96 of 1 October 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 laying down general rules for distillation operations involving wine and the by-products of winemaking

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), and in particular Articles 35 (7), 36 (5), 38 (4), 39 (8), 41 (9) and 42 (5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, under Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 (2), Member States may treat associations of winegrowers' cooperatives as producers for the purposes of distillation and whereas Article 2 (4) provides for the presentation, by the Commission, of a report on this matter; whereas, in the light of the experience described in this report, this possibility should be retained on a permanent basis,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 shall be deleted.

Article 2

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 September 1996.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 1 October 1996.

For the Council

The President

D. SPRING

(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/96 (OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 31).

(2) OJ No L 202, 14. 7. 1989, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1546/95 (OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 34).
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2105/96 of 31 October 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1775/96 (4), fixes the conditions for the acceptance of cereals for intervention; whereas cereals offered must have the physical and technical characteristics required for the qualities eligible for intervention; whereas it should be laid down that common wheat presented as being of breadmaking quality must be suitable for that purpose; whereas it should be laid down that, where doubt exists, the intervention agency must verify that this is the case;

Whereas there is, for the current marketing year, a particularly high risk of presentation to intervention of products which do not conform, in particular in certain Member States owing to the high moisture content recorded during the harvest and to the resort to rapid drying procedures;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The last two subparagraphs of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 is replaced by the following text:

'For common wheat presented as being of breadmaking quality during the 1996/97 marketing year, the intervention agency shall, in case of doubt, undertake a germination test. Where the germinative capacity is less than 85 %, the common wheat in question shall be rejected.

However, if evidence is furnished to the satisfaction of the intervention agency that the common wheat offered is of breadmaking quality, the wheat shall be accepted as such. The costs of carrying out the tests required to furnish the abovementioned evidence shall be defrayed by the supplier.`

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 1 November 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 October 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

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

(3) OJ No L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 18.

(4) OJ No L 232, 13. 9. 1996, p. 18.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2122/96 of 5 November 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1292/95 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 laying down implementing rules in respect of the system of consumption aid for olive oil

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 organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in particular Article 11 (8) thereof,

Whereas Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 (3) of 24 September 1985, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 887/96 (4), lists the letters which must precede the identification number to be marked on immediate packings of oil put up for market, as provided for in Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1582/96 (6); whereas the list of letters was adapted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1292/95 of 7 June 1995 (7) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85; whereas, in order to allow stocks of labels already printed to be used, Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1292/95 provides that the use of the letters referred to above is to be permitted until 31 October 1996; whereas that period appears too short for existing stocks of labels to be used up; whereas Regulation (EC) No 1292/95 should accordingly be amended to extend the transitional period by six months;

Whereas 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 date '31 October 1996` in the second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1292/95 is hereby replaced by '30 April 1997`.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.

(3) OJ No L 254, 25. 9. 1985, p. 5.

(4) OJ No L 119, 16. 5. 1996, p. 16.

(5) OJ No L 369, 29. 12. 1978, p. 12.

(6) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 13.

(7) OJ No L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 11.