do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 740/1999 of 8 April 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98
Date: 1999-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

9. 4. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 94/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 740/1999

of 8 April 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98

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 organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken 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 an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to all third countries
with the exception of certain ACP States was opened
pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1079/98 (5),
as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2005/98 (6);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of

the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal
than the
maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid
relates to an export tax;

to or

lower

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

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 tenders notified from 2 to 8 April 1999, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
1079/98,
the maximum refund on exportation of
common wheat shall be EUR 31,95/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 154, 28.5.1998, p. 24.
(6) OJ L 258, 22.9.1998, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 735/1999 of 8 April 1999 on the opening of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 15 000 tonnes of rice held by the Italian intervention agency
Date: 1999-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, award of contract, intervention agency, rice

L 94/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 4. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 735/1999

of 8 April 1999

on the opening of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal
market of 15 000 tonnes of rice held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 the last indent of Article 8(b)
thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (3) lays
down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of
paddy rice held by intervention agencies;

Whereas there is a current lack on the Italian market of
certain varieties of rice consumed on the internal market;
whereas certain quantities of rice of those varieties are
available in the Italian intervention agency’s
stores;
whereas a standing invitation to tender should be opened
for the resale on the internal market of 15 000 tonnes of
paddy rice held by the Italian intervention agency;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

market of 15 000 tonnes of paddy rice held by that
agency, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 75/91.

Article 2

1.
The closing date for the submission of tenders in
response to the first partial invitation to tender shall be 21
April 1999.

2.
The closing date for the submission of tenders in
response to the last partial invitation to tender shall be 16
June 1999.

Tenders must be lodged with the Italian interven-

3.
tion agency at the following address:

Ente Nazionale Risi (ENR),
Piazza Pio XI 1,
I-20123 Milan
(Telex: 33 40 32; tel. 87 41 53).

Article 3

By Tuesday of the week following the closing date for the
submission of tenders, the Italian intervention agency
shall notify the Commission of the quantities and the
average prices of the various lots sold.

Article 1

Article 4

The Italian intervention agency shall open, under the
conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 75/91, a
standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal

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

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

Done at Brussels, 8 April 1999.

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 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 917/99 by Eryl McNALLY Equal opportunities and the Fifth Framework Programme
Date: 1999-04-08
Institutions: European Parliament, MCNALLY
Subjects: EU research policy, gender equality

C 27 E/24

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.1.2000

The Commission, for its part, is in favour of trying to establish synergies and increasing the consistency
between the ESA(cid:146)s space policy and that laid down at EU level
in the Commission communication
of December 1996 entitled (cid:145)The European Union and Space(cid:146) (1).

(1) COM(96) 617 final.

(2000/C 27 E/026)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0906/99

by Manuel EscolÆ Hernando (ARE) to the Commission

Subject: Spanish policy on xenotransplants

(8 April 1999)

The Council of Europe(cid:146)s spokesman on bioethics recently cast doubt on Spanish legislation on xenotrans-
plants, describing it as posing a threat to humans.

Spanish legislation provides that researchers may conduct trials on humans involving the transplantation
of organs taken from transgenic pigs when trials with primates have proved successful and no virus
infections have been detected for a period of six months.

Does the Commission share the opinion voiced by the Council of Europe(cid:146)s spokesman on bioethics with
regard to Spanish legislation? If so, what action will it take?

What is the Commission(cid:146)s view of the fact that the Spanish Minister for Health has not accepted the
moratorium on this type of research recommended by the Council of Europe?

Does the Commission share the Council of Europe(cid:146)s view that such research should be suspended?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(7 May 1999)

Discussion of the subject of xenotransplants has been takin place within various Council of Europe bodies
for several years. In 1997, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe made a recommendation
(RC(97)15) on xenotransplants calling on the Member States to regulate and register all activities relating
to basic and applied research, the breeding of animals for xenotransplants and the long-term monitoring of
transplanted subjects. Furthermore, in January 1999 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
adopted a recommendation calling for a moratorium on xenotransplants, but this is not legally binding.
Lastly, a Working Party on Xenotransplants has been jointly set up by the Council of Europe Steering
Committees on Bioethics and on Public Health, on which the Commission has observer status.

The regulation of clinical trials is an area of national competence. However, the pooling of scientific
research efforts, in particular to evaluate the risks of infection due to xenotransplants, and research on
ethics is a priority under both the 4th and the 5th framework research programmes.

(2000/C 27 E/027)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0917/99

by Eryl McNally (PSE) to the Commission

(8 April 1999)

Subject: Equal opportunities and the Fifth Framework Programme

Can the Commission assure me that reference will be made in the tender documents for all projects to the
equal opportunities and mainstreaming focus which Parliament added to the Fifth Framework Programme?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 743/1999 of 8 April 1999 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
Date: 1999-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, pip fruit

L 94/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 4. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 743/1999

of 8 April 1999

on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-
menting Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards
export refunds on fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1287/98 (2), and in particular
Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 458/1999 (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 499/1999 (4), fixes the
indicative quantities for system B export licences other
than those sought in the context of food aid;

Whereas, in the light of the information available to the
Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative
quantities laid down for the current export period for
apples for destination group Y will shortly be exceeded;
whereas this overrun will prejudice the proper working of

the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables
sector;

Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B
licences for apples for destination group Y exported after
8 April 1999 should be rejected until the end of the
current export period,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for system B export licences for apples for
destination group Y submitted pursuant to Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 458/1999, export declarations for
which are accepted after 8 April 1999 and before 17 May
1999, are hereby rejected.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 178, 23.6.1998, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 55, 3.3.1999, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 59, 6.3.1999, p. 22.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 734/1999 of 8 April 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1999-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

L 94/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 4. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 734/1999

of 8 April 1999

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 European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/
94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the applica-
the import arrangements for fruit and veget-
tion of
ables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/
98 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,
pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilat-
eral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commis-
sion fixes the standard values for imports from third
countries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-
lated in the Annex thereto;

in compliance with the above criteria,

Whereas,
the
standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out
in the Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 April 1999.

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.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 94/11

to the Commission Regulation of 8 April 1999 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 10 00

0709 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999
052
068
999
220
999
052
999
052
204
212
600
624
999
052
999
039
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999
388
400
512
528
720
999

61,9
63,4
62,7
114,3
107,2
110,8
220,2
220,2
79,3
79,3
34,0
44,0
53,2
50,9
45,7
45,6
62,0
62,0
104,6
74,0
92,5
97,3
77,4
87,1
68,8
76,8
99,1
103,4
88,1
68,0
65,2
66,3
75,7
79,6
71,0

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19). Code

‘999' stands for ‘of other origin'.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 872/99 by James NICHOLSON PEACE Programme - Northern Ireland
Date: 1999-04-08
Institutions: European Parliament, NICHOLSON
Subjects: EU aid, EU initiative, EU programme, Northern Ireland, Structural Funds

21.12.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 370/133

In view of the above, would the Commission provide the following information:

1. Has the Commission been informed of this alarming state of affairs by the Portuguese Government or

the Madeira Regional Government?

2.

Is there any budgetary provision or specific programme within the common fisheries policy which
could be used to compensate for the drastic loss of income by the fishing communities in question
and alleviate the serious situation effecting entire families in Caniçal and Machico? If so, has the
Madeira Regional Government and/or the Portuguese Government already asked the Commission to
implement such provisions or programmes?

3.

Is there any possibility outside the common fisheries policy of making funding available in order to
remedy the situation promptly and, if so, what is it?

Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission

(3 May 1999)

The available data on the general state of tuna stocks in the Atlantic do not indicate a collapse in stocks.
However, the Commission is seeking more precise data on the stock situation in the Madeira zone.

1. Without checking with the Portuguese authorities, the Commission is not aware that they informed it
of this state of affairs.

The common fisheries policy does not have a specific programme or budget facility to compensate

2.
for possible losses of income resulting from the situation described.

The Commission does not know of any way that funding could be provided outside the CFP to

3.
compensate promptly for possible losses of income.

(1999/C 370/184)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0871/99

by James Nicholson (PPE) to the Commission

(8 April 1999)

Subject: URBAN initiative 7 Northern Ireland

How much funding has been granted in Northern Ireland under the URBAN initiative in the current
programming period?

(1999/C 370/185)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0872/99

by James Nicholson (PPE) to the Commission

(8 April 1999)

Subject: PEACE Programme 7 Northern Ireland

How much funding has been granted in Northern Ireland under the PEACE programme in the current
programming period?

(1999/C 370/186)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0873/99

by James Nicholson (PPE) to the Commission

(8 April 1999)

Subject: KONVER II initiative 7 Northern Ireland

How much funding has been granted in Northern Ireland under the KONVER II initiative in the current
programming period?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 741/1999 of 8 April 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2004/98
Date: 1999-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

L 94/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 4. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 741/1999

of 8 April 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2004/98

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 organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken 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 7 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to certain ACP States
was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
2004/98 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 456/
1999 (6);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of

the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal
than the
maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid
relates to an export tax;

to or

lower

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

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 tenders notified from 2 to 8 April 1999, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
2004/98,
the maximum refund on exportation of
common wheat shall be EUR 38,96/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 258, 22.9.1998, p. 4.
(6) OJ L 55, 3.3.1999, p. 5.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 739/1999 of 8 April 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1746/98
Date: 1999-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rye

L 94/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 4. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 739/1999

of 8 April 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1746/98

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 organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken 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 7 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of rye to all third countries was opened
pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1746/98 (5);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of
the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No

1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
than the
tenderer whose bid is equal
maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid
relates to an export tax;

to or

lower

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 2 to 8 April 1999, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
1746/98, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shall
be EUR 71,45/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 219, 7.8.1998, p. 3.