do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 970/1999 of 6 May 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98
Date: 1999-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

7. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 119/43

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 970/1999

of 6 May 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 30 April
to 6 May 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 37,90/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 May 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.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (COM(98)0158 C4-0295/98 98/0110(CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-05-06
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: Jamaica, VAT, aid to agriculture, farm prices, milk product, reform of the CAP, support policy, third country, vegetable fats

C 279/380

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1.10.1999

Thursday 6 May 1999

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation on
the  common  organisation  of  the  market  in  beef  and  veal  (COM(98)0158  −  C4-0294/98  −
98/0109(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0158 − 98/0109(CNS) (1),

−  having  been  consulted  by  the  Council  pursuant  to  Article  43  (now  Article  37)  of  the  EC  Treaty

(C4-0294/98),

−  having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A4-0494/98),

−  having  regard  to  the  second  report  of  the  Committee  on  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development

(A4-0212/99),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments;

Notes  the  amendments  made  to  the  Commission  proposal  by  the  European  Council  of  24  to  26

2.
March 1999;

3.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

(1)  OJ C 170, 4.6.1998, p. 13.

(q)  A4-0232/99

I.

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  on  the  common  organisation  of  the  market  in  milk  and  milk
products (COM(98)0158 − C4-0295/98 − 98/0110(CNS))

The  proposal  was  approved  with  the  amendments  adopted  on  28  January  1999 (1)  and  the  following
amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Article 24a (new)

Article 24a

The  Commission  shall  submit  a  report  by  31  December
2002 on the application of this regulation. It shall present:

−  proposals  enabling  the  percentage,  in  relation  to  the
target  price  for  milk  for  the  levy  payable  if  the
individual milk quota is exceeded to be set annually for
the forthcoming 12-month period (greater flexibility in
the superlevy),

−  proposals for the structure of the COM with regard to
the quota arrangements as soon as possible, and

(1)  Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 1(d).
(*)  OJ C 170, 4.6.1998, p. 38.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on structural measures in the fisheries sector (COM(98)0131 C4-0288/98 98/ 0116 (CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-05-06
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, EU aid, EU initiative, FIFG, common fisheries policy, regional aid, structural policy

1.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 279/321

Thursday 6 May 1999

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 establishing a Cohesion Fund (COM(98)0130 −
C4-0312/98 − 98/0118(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0130 − 98/0118(CNS) (1),

−  having been consulted by the Council (C4-0312/98),

−  having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

−  having regard to its resolution of 19 November 1998 on the Commission proposal (2),

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy (A4-0228/99),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments;

Notes  the  amendments  made  to  the  Commission  proposal  by  the  European  Council  of  24  to

2.
26 March 1999;

3.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

(1)  OJ C 159, 26.5.1998, p. 11.
(2)  OJ C 379, 7.12.1998, p. 174.

(h)  A4-0244/99

I.

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on structural measures in the fisheries sector (COM(98)0131
− C4-0288/98 − 98/0116 (CNS)

The proposal was approved with the amendments adopted on 19 November 1998 (1) and the following
amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Recital 4a (new)

(4a) Whereas,  in  order  to  ensure  the  coherence  of  the
common fisheries policy, the Council, after consulting the
European Parliament, should adopt no later than 30 June
1999 the detailed rules and conditions for the Community
contribution towards the structural measures in the sector,
at present laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93
of 21 December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrange-
ments  regarding  Community  structural  assistance  in  the
fisheries  and  aquaculture  sector  and  the  processing  and
marketing  of  its  products (1),  as  last  amended  by  Regula-
tion (EC) No 25/97 of 20 December 1996 (2);

(1)  OJ L 346, 31.12.1993, p. 1.
(2)  OJ L 6, 10.1.1997, p. 7.

(Replaces Amendment 3 adopted on 19 November 1998)

(1)  OJ C 379, 7.12.1998, p. 203.
(*)  OJ C 176, 9.6.1998, p. 44.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/1999 of 6 May 1999 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 566/1999
Date: 1999-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, award of contract, import, maize

7. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 119/45

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 972/1999

of 6 May 1999

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 566/1999

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 Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Spain was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
566/1999 (3);

Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty;
whereas in fixing this maximum the criteria provided for
in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must
be taken into account; whereas a contract is awarded to

any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the
maximum reduction in the duty;

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

Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 30 April
to 6 May 1999,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 566/1999, the maximum reduction in the duty
on maize imported shall be 73,94 EUR/t and be valid for
a total maximum quantity of 206 000 tonnes.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 May 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 70, 17.3.1999, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10.8.1995, p. 22.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 965/1999 of 6 May 1999 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
Date: 1999-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, viticulture

L 119/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

7. 5. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 965/1999

of 6 May 1999

on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/
95 of 11 July 1995 on arrangements for issuing export
licences for wine-sector products (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1354/97 (2), and in particular Article
3(3) thereof,

Whereas Article 55(7) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of
the market in wine (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1627/98 (4),
limits the grant of export refunds for
wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure
contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded
during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations;

Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 lays
down the conditions under which the Commission may
take specific measures to prevent an overrun of
the
quantity laid down or the budget available under the said
Agreement;

Whereas, on the basis of information on export licence
applications available to the Commission on 5 May 1999,
the quantity still available for the period until 30 June

1999 referred to in Article 1a(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1685/95, could be exceeded unless the issue of export
licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted;
whereas, therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance
of applications submitted between 1 and 4 May 1999
should be applied and the submission of applications and
the issue of licences suspended until 30 June 1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for
wine-sector products for which applications are submitted
on between 1 and 4 May 1999 under Regulation (EC) No
1685/95 shall be issued for 24,4 % of
the quantities
requested.

2.
The issue of export licences for wine-sector products
for which applications are submitted from 5 May 1999
and the submission of export licence applications from 7
May 1999 shall be suspended until 30 June 1999.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 161, 12.7.1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 186, 16.7.1997, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 968/1999 of 6 May 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1078/98
Date: 1999-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

7. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 119/41

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 968/1999

of 6 May 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1078/98

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 barley to all third countries was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1078/98 (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 30 April
to 6 May 1999,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1078/98, the maximum refund on exportation of
barley shall be EUR 57,18/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 May 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. 20.
Decision on the draft Council regulation amending Regulation EC No 1164/94 establishing a Cohesion Fund (6958/ 1/99 - C4-0195/99 98/0104(AVC))(Assent procedure)
Date: 1999-05-06
Institutions: Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, EU aid, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, administrative check, economic and social cohesion, narcotic, polluter pays principle, project evaluation, social legislation, structural policy

C 279/320

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1.10.1999

Thursday 6 May 1999

(f)  A4-0218/99

Decision  on  the  draft  Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  EC  No  1164/94  establishing  a
Cohesion Fund (6958/1/99 − C4-0195/99 − 98/0104(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the draft Council regulation, 6958/1/99 − 98/0104(AVC),

−  having  regard  to  the  Council’s  request  for  Parliament’s  assent  pursuant  to  Article  130d,  second

paragraph (now Article 161, second paragraph) of the EC Treaty (C4-0195/99),

−  having regard to Rule 80(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

−  having regard to its resolution of 19 November 1998 on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC)
amending  Regulation  EC  No.  1164/94  establishing  a  Cohesion  Fund  (COM(98)0130  −  C4-
0289/98) (1),

−  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Regional Policy (A4-0218/99),

1.

2.

Gives its assent to the draft Council regulation;

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission.

(1)  OJ C 379, 7.12.1998, p. 174.

(g)  A4-0228/99

Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 establishing a
Cohesion Fund (COM(98)0130 − C4-0312/98 − 98/0118(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

ARTICLE 1(6)(–a) (new)

Annex II, Article F(3), 2nd subparagraph (Regulation (EC) No 1164/94)

(–a)

In  paragraph  3,  second  subparagraph,  after  the
words ‘by the Member’ State, the words ‘including the
legally competent environmental authorities’ should be
added.

(Amendment 2)

ARTICLE 1(6)(a)

Annex II, Article F(4), 2nd subparagraph (a) (Regulation (EC) No 1164/94)

(a)  a description of the work carried out, accompanied by the
physical indicators, the expenditure by category of work
and  any  measures  taken  under  specific  clauses  in  the
decision granting assistance;

(a)  a description of the work carried out, accompanied by the
physical  and  environmental  indicators,  the  expenditure
by  category  of  work  and  any  measures  taken  under
specific clauses in the decision granting assistance;

(*)  OJ C 159, 26.5.1998, p. 11.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy (COM(1998) 158 C4-0299/98 98/0113(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-05-06
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, agricultural policy, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, support policy

1.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 279/377

Thursday 6 May 1999

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
establishing  common  rules  for  direct  support  schemes  under  the  common  agricultural  policy
(COM(98)0158 − C4-0299/98 − 98/0113(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0158 − 98/0113(CNS) (1),

−  having  been  consulted  by  the  Council  pursuant  to  Article  43  (now  Article  37)  of  the  EC  Treaty

(C4-0299/98),

−  having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions
of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Regional Policy, the Committee on the Environment,
Public Health and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Budgetary Control (A4-0480/98),

−  having  regard  to  the  second  report  of  the  Committee  on  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development

(A4-0231/99),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments;

Notes  the  amendments  made  to  the  Commission  proposal  by  the  European  Council  of  24  to  26

2.
March 1999;

3.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

(1)  OJ C 170, 4.6.1998, p. 93.

(p)  A4-0212/99

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  on  the  common  organisation  of  the  market  in  beef  and  veal
(COM(98)0158 − C4-0294/98 − 98/0109(CNS))

The  proposal  was  approved  with  the  amendments  adopted  on  28  January  1999 (1)  and  the  following
amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Article 24a (new)

Article 24a

1.
The intervention measures taken to avoid or cushion a
substantial  fall  in  prices  shall  consist  in  buying-in  opera-
tions by the intervention agencies.

Such  intervention  measures  may  be  taken  in  respect  of
adult bovine animals and in respect of fresh or chilled meat
from  such  animals  presented  as  carcases,  half  carcases,
compensated quarters, forequarters or hindquarters, clas-
sified in accordance with the Community grading scale laid
down in Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81.

(1)  Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 1(c).
(*)  OJ C 170, 4.6.1998, p. 13.