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Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) authorizing Portugal to grant aid to sugar beet producers and abolishing all such aid from the 2001/02 marketing year (97/C 263/05) COM(97) 412 final - 97/0222(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 25 July 1997)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas the production of sugar beet, a new industry to Portugal, will be disadvantaged by natural problems, at least in its start-up phase; whereas, in order to protect it, sugar beet growers should be encouraged to increase production by means of a provision authorizing Portugal to grant temporary and diminishing adjustment aid over a period of four marketing years from 1997/98 to 2000/01;

Whereas Portugal has been allocated a national basic quantity for its continental territory of 70 000 tonnes of sugar for the refining of sugar from sugar beet; whereas a sugar beet refining establishment was recently constructed with Community financial assistance;

Whereas, in addition, it should be stipulated that, with effect from the 2001/02 marketing year, all State aids authorized by virtue of Article 46 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in sugar (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 (2), are abolished,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. During the 1997/98 to 2000/01 marketing years Portugal shall be authorized, under the conditions set out in paragraph 2, to grant adjustment aid to sugar beet producers located in its continental territory.

2. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted only in respect of the corresponding quantity of sugar produced within the limit of the A and B quotas of the sugar-producing undertaking established in the region referred to in paragraph 1.

For the production referred to in the first subparagraph, the unit amount of aid may not exceed:

- in the 1997/98 marketing year: ECU 6,21 per 100 kilograms of white sugar,

- in the 1998/99 marketing year: ECU 4,66 per 100 kilograms of white sugar,

- in the 1999/2000 marketing year: ECU 3,11 per 100 kilograms of white sugar,

- in the 2000/01 marketing year: ECU 1,55 per 100 kilograms of white sugar.

3. Portugal shall notify the Commission, in respect of each marketing year, of the measures taken to apply paragraphs 1 and 2.

Article 2

With effect from the 2001/02 marketing year, the aid referred to in Article 1 and the aids referred to in Article 46 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 are hereby abolished.

Article 3

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

Article 1 shall apply from 1 July 1997.

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

(1) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43.
Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision concerning the fifth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (1998 to 2002) (1) (97/C 291/10) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 439 final - 97/0119(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC Treaty and pursuant to Article 119 (2) of the EAEC Treaty on 11 August 1997)

On 30 April 1997 (OJ 97/C 173/11 - COM(97) 142 final - 97/0119 COD) the Commission adopted a proposal for a Decision concerning the fifth framework programme for the European Community. The actual amounts of funding are not given in this proposal. In conformity with the guidelines set out in Agenda 2000, the Commission's proposal is hereby supplemented as follows:

1. The square brackets in Article 2 (1) are replaced by the figure '14 833`.

2. Annex III is replaced by the following:

'ANNEX III

FIFTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (1998 to 2002)

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(1) OJ C 173, 7. 6. 1997, p. 10.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (97/C 338/11) COM(97) 461 final - 97/0240(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 23 September 1997)

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,

Having regard to the proposal of the European Parliament,

Whereas Article 4i of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2222/96 (2), creates a premium for the early marketing of calves: whereas in order to take account of the higher costs resulting from the unusual presentation of veal products coming from carcases at or under 120 kg, the Commission differentiated the amount of the premium on a transitional basis;

Whereas it seems appropriate to allow the Commission to decide on a possible extension for such a differentiation until the end of the application of the early marketing premium,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 4i (5) the text of the fourth indent of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, is replaced by the following:

'- shall set the early marketing premium at a level or, where appropriate, levels enabling a sufficient number of calves to be slaughtered in line with the market requirements`.

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.

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 296, 18. 11. 1996, p. 50.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organisation of the market in rice with regard to the scheme for compensatory payment (98/C 159/08) COM(1998) 247 final - 98/0140(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 24 April 1998)

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,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas, in the context of providing support for producers of rice, Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/98 (2), lays down a national base area for each producer Member State with the exception of France, for which two base areas are laid down; whereas Greece has requested that there too there should be two base areas, although without differential compensatory payments, so that, without prejudice to the objectives of the scheme, areas may still be devoted to rice-growing in regions where there is no genuine possibility of alternative crops and that request should be accepted.

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

'3. The amounts of the compensatory payment shall be as follows:

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In order to pursue a better orientation of production, the amounts of the compensatory payment may be varied by applying price increases or reductions depending on the variety.

The compensatory payments shall be made between 16 October and 31 December following the start of the marketing year in question.`2. Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

'4. A national base area for each producer Member State is hereby established. However, for France and Greece two base areas are established. The base areas shall be as follows:

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Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from the 1998/99 marketing year.

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

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 20, 27.1.1998, p. 16.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities (98/C 192/07) COM(1998) 324 final - 98/0190(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission in accordance with Article 13 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities on 20 May 1998)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third sentence of Article 109l(4) and Article 235 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro (1),

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No . . ./98 (2) on the introduction of the euro,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, having regard to Council Regulation No . . ./98 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (3) laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and the other Regulations applicable to them with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euro, Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 (4), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No . . . /98, should be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Council Regulation No 260/68 the term 'Belgian francs` is replaced by the term 'euro` and amounts expressed in Belgian francs are replaced by their equivalent in euro units at the conversion rate.

The rules relating to the rounding of amounts laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 shall apply.

Article 2

Article 8 is amended to read: 'Tax shall be collected by means of deduction at source. The amount shall be rounded down to one 100th of a euro`.

Article 3

On 1 January 1999, pursuant to this Regulation, the Commission shall effect the conversion into euro of the amounts in Belgian francs in Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68; these values shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities in January 1999.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on . . .

It shall be applicable from 1 January 1999.

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

(1) OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1.

(2) European Council Resolution of 7 July 1997 (OJ C 236, 2.8.1997, p. 7).

(3) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 8.
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision No 2085/97/EC establishing a support programme, including translation, in the field of books and reading (Ariane programme) (98/C 319/05) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(1998) 539 final - 98/0282(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission on 24 September 1998)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty,

(1) Whereas Decision No 2085/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a programme of support, including translation, in the field of books and reading (Ariane) for the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1998;

(2) Whereas the third paragraph of Article 8 of that Decision provides for any suitable measure to be taken to avoid interruption of the programme;

(3) Whereas the Commission presented a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council on 28 May 1998 for a Decision establishing a single financing and programming instrument for cultural cooperation for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004;

(4) Whereas, pending adoption of that proposal, there is a need to ensure the continuity of cultural action by the European Community in the fields covered by the Ariane programme,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decision No 2085/97/EC is amended as follows.

1. In Article 1, the date '31 December 1998` is replaced by '31 December 1999`.

2. In Article 6, the amount 'ECU 7 million` is replaced by 'EUR 10 million`.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.
Proposal for a Council Decision on the position of the European Community on the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning uniform provisions for the approval of tank vehicles of categories N and O with regard to roll-over stability (98/C 374/06) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(1998) 564 final - 98/0292(AVC)

(Submitted by the Commission on 14 October 1998)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament,

Having regard to Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (1), in particular the second indent of Article 4(2) thereof;

(1) whereas, when a draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, to be annexed to the 1958 Revised Agreement, is submitted for a vote to the Administrative Committee set up pursuant to the provisions of Article 1(2) of the abovementioned Agreement, that draft must be approved by the Council before the Community can vote in favour of adopting such a draft Regulation;

(2) whereas the draft Regulation on the approval of uniform provisions for tank vehicles of categories N and O with regard to roll-over stability will abolish the technical barriers to trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties as regards the roll-over stability of tank vehicles of categories N and O; whereas the uniform provisions of the said Regulation ensure a high level of safety and environmental protection;

(3) whereas that Regulation will be incorporated in the system for the type-approval of vehicles and will therefore supplement the Community legislation in force;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The European Community shall endorse the draft UN/ECE Regulation concerning uniform provisions for the approval of tank vehicles of categories N and O with regard to roll-over stability, as set out in document TRANS/WP.29/1998/36, during the vote at the meeting of the Administrative Committee on 11 November 1998 on the occasion of the 116th meeting of the Working Party on Vehicle Construction of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe or, where appropriate, if it is submitted for voting at a subsequent meeting.

(1) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78.
Proposal for Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits (98/C 381/08) COM(1998) 647 final - 98/0310(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 12 November 1998)

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,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 (1) introduces processing thresholds; whereas an overrun of these thresholds is assessed using the average of the quantities processed under the aid scheme in the last three marketing years, including the current one; whereas the aid fixed for the current marketing year is reduced where an overrun has been established; whereas this system of calculation means that the amount of aid for a given marketing year cannot be known until after the year in question; whereas this causes problems for the management of producer organisations; whereas the effects of an overrun should therefore be postponed to the following marketing year;

Whereas account needs to be taken of the fact that certain products are processed during the whole of the marketing year for those products; whereas, in that case, observance of the processing threshold should be assessed over a period equivalent to three marketing years;

Whereas this amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 should apply from the 1999/2000 marketing year,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 is amended as follows:

1. Article 5(2) and (3) are replaced by the following:

'2. Where the average of the quantities processed under the aid scheme in the last three marketing years, or an equivalent period, exceeds the processing threshold referred to in paragraph 1, the aid fixed in accordance with Article 3(2) for the products in question for the following marketing year shall be reduced by 1 % for each band of the overrun.

The bands of the overrun shall be equal to 1 % of each of the thresholds referred to in paragraph 1.`

2. Article 6 is replaced by the following:

'Article 6

Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation, in particular on the payment of aid, monitoring measures and penalties, the marketing years, the minimum characteristics of the raw materials delivered for processing, the equivalent period referred to in Article 5(2) and the financial consequences of exceeding the thresholds shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 2202/96.`

Article 2

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

It shall apply from the 1999/2000 marketing year.

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

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 49.
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . ./1999 of . . . 1999 fixing the monthly price increases for paddy rice for the 1999/2000 marketing year (1999/C 59/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2) and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas, when the amounts of the monthly increases are fixed, account should be taken on the one hand of the storage costs and the financing charges for storing rice in the Community and on the other hand of the need to ensure that the disposal of stocks of rice is in line with market requirements,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1999/2000 marketing year, the monthly increases provided for in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be EUR 2/t for the intervention price.

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 . . .

For the Council

The President

. . .

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION modifying Regulation (EC) No 745/1999 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. Following the request made by a Member State, the Commission services conducted a study of the possibilities for modifying Regulation (EC) No 745/1999 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for cod.

2. This study made it possible to establish that a solution foreseeing an increase of the quota for cod is necessary to ascertain the needs of the community market, without disturbing the markets for such products nor endangering community producers interests.

This is the purpose of the attached proposal.

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

modifying Regulation (EC) No 745/1999 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery 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 [1],

[1] OJ C

Whereas:

(1) By Regulation (EC) No 745/1999 [2], the Council opened autonomous tariff quotas for certain fishery products.

[2] OJ L 96, 10.4.1999, p. 1.

(2) The quota amount is insufficient to meet the needs of the Community industry for cod under order number 09.2753 and that quota amount should accordingly be increased as from 1 April 1999 so as to ensure uninterrupted use of that quota,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 745/1999, the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09.2753 is set at 75 000 tonnes.

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 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1. Title of operation

Proposal for a Council Regulation modifying Regulation (EC) No 745/1999 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products.

2. Budget heading(s) involved

Chapter 12 Article 120.

3. Legal basis

Article 26 of the Treaty.

4. Description of operation

4.1 General objective

To ensure that the Community processing industry is supplied on favourable terms.

5. Financial impact

5.1 Method of calculating total cost of operation (relation between individual and total costs)

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Additional loss of revenue: EUR 846 720.

6. Fraud prevention measures

Provisions on the management of these tariff quotas include the measures necessary for preventing frauds and irregularities and protecting against them.