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Commission Regulation (EC) No 977/1999 of 7 May 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1999-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

8. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 120/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 977/1999

of 7 May 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 8 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 May 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

8. 5. 1999

to the Commission Regulation of 7 May 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

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999
052
628
999
220
999
052
999
204
212
600
624
999
052
999
388
400
508
512
528
720
804
999

67,5
87,9
77,7
77,4
133,3
105,4
206,1
206,1
48,5
48,5
42,0
64,7
71,3
47,1
56,3
50,3
50,3
86,7
82,6
77,9
81,0
70,7
82,3
105,4
83,8

(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'.
Resolution on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled 'EXPO 2000 Hannover' (COM(99)0131 C4-0153/99)
Date: 1999-05-07
Institutions: Committee on Culture and Education, European Parliament
Subjects: EU environmental policy, EU sponsorship, cultural event, cultural policy, cultural transmission, dissemination of EU information

1.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 279/501

Friday 7 May 1999

−  having regard to the amended Commission proposal COM(98)0427 (1),

−  having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

−  having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

−  having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism

(A4-0245/99),

Approves the common position;

Deems the act to be adopted in accordance with the common position;

1.

2.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 251(1) of

3.
the EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of

4.
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal;

5.

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

(1)  OJ C 261, 19.8.1998, p. 18.

8.  Potato starch * (procedure without report)

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EC)  No  1868/94  establishing  a  quota
system for the production of potato starch (COM(99)0173 − C4-0214/99 − 99/0088(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The proposal was approved.

9.  Hannover 2000

A4-0195/99

Resolution  on  the  Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  Council  and  the  European
Parliament entitled ‘EXPO 2000 Hannover’ (COM(99)0131 − C4-0153/99)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Communication from the Commission (COM(99)0131 − C4-0153/99),

−  having  regard  to  the  decision  of  the  International  Exhibitions  Bureau  to  organise  a  universal
exhibition  in  Hannover  from  1  June  to  31  October  2000  on  the  theme  ‘Humankind  −  Nature  −
Technology’,

−  having regard to its resolution of 26 May 1989 on the Communication from the Commission to the
Council and the European Parliament on participation by the Commission in the 1992 Seville World
Fair (1),

−  having regard to its resolution of 13 December 1990 on Commission participation in the 1992 Genoa

International Exhibition (2),

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media and the

opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A4-0195/99),

(1)  OJ C 158, 26.6.1989, p. 302.
(2)  OJ C 19, 28.1.1991, p. 283.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 986/1999 of 7 May 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2564/98
Date: 1999-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

8. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 120/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 986/1999

of 7 May 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain
and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2564/98

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 Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2564/98 (3);

Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export
this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account;
whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund;

refund; whereas

in fixing

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the rice 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

The maximum export refund on wholly milled round
grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported
to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2564/98 is hereby
fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 3 to 6
May 1999 at EUR/t 147,00.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 May 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 320, 28.11.1998, p. 43.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Decision on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council Directive establishing a mechanism for the recognition of qualifications in respect of the professional activities covered by the directives on liberalisation and transitional measures and supplementing the general systems for the recognition of qualifications (3612/99 - C4-0209/99 96/0031(COD))(Codecision procedure: third reading)
Date: 1999-05-07
Institutions: Delegation to the Conciliation Committee, European Parliament
Subjects: recognition of diplomas

C 279/496

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1.10.1999

Friday 7 May 1999

PART II

Texts adopted by the European Parliament

1.  Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of officials

* (procedure without report)

Proposal for a Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) incorporating daily subsistence allowance
rates for officials on mission within the European territory of the Member States of the European
Union for Austria, Finland and Sweden into Article 13 annex VII to the Staff Regulations of officials
of the European Communities (COM(99)0133 − C4-0226/99 − 99/0076(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The proposal was approved.

2.  Staff Regulations of officials and other servants

* (procedure without report)

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom,  ECSC)  No  259/68  laying
down  the  Staff  Regulations  of  Officials  of  the  European  Communities  and  the  Conditions  of
Employment of Other Servants of the Communities (COM(99)0102 − C4-0159/99 − 99/0065(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The proposal was approved.

3.  Recognition of qualifications for liberalised professional activities

***III

A4-0253/99

Decision on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and
Council Directive establishing a mechanism for the recognition of qualifications in respect of the
professional  activities  covered  by  the  Directives  on  liberalisation  and  transitional  measures  and
supplementing  the  general  systems  for  the  recognition  of  qualifications  (3612/99  −  C4-0209/99  −
96/0031(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the relevant Council and

Commission declarations (3612/99 − C4-0209/99 − 96/0031(COD)),

−  having regard to its opinion at first reading (1)  on  the  Commission  proposal  to  Parliament  and  the

Council, COM(96)0022 and COM(97)0363 (2),

−  having regard to its decision on the common position (3),

(1)  OJ C 85, 17.3.1997, p. 114.
(2)  OJ C 115, 19.4.1996, p. 16 and OJ C 264, 30.8.1997, p. 5.
(3)  OJ C 328, 26.10.1998, p. 156.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 981/1999 of 7 May 1999 suspending the buying_+in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 1999-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, butter, intervention buying

8. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 120/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 981/1999

of 7 May 1999

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market
in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular the first
subparagraph of Article 7a(1) and Article 7a(3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 (3), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and
the circumstances under which the
Sweden, sets out
buying-in of butter and skimmed-milk powder may be
suspended and subsequently resumed and, where suspen-
sion takes place, the alternative measures that may be
taken;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1547/87 (4),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (5), lays
down the criteria for opening and suspending the
buying-in of butter by invitation to tender in the Member
the United Kingdom and
States or,
Germany, in a region thereof;

in the case of

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/1999 (6)
suspends buying-in of butter in certain Member States;
whereas information on market prices shows that the

condition laid down in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1547/87 is no longer met
in Germany, Finland,
France, Italy, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Spain, the Neth-
erlands and Portugal; whereas the list of Member States in
which that suspension applies must be adjusted accord-
ingly;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for
in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 is hereby
suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg,
Austria, Sweden and Great Britain.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 913/1999 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 78, 20.3.1987, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 144, 4.6.1987, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 174, 26.7.1995, p. 27.
(6) OJ L 114, 1.5.1999, p. 37.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the draft Council Resolution on the lawful interception of telecommunications in relation to new technologies (10951/2/ 98 - C4-0052/99 99/0906(CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-05-07
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: auction sale, information network, information processing, telecommunications

C 279/498

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1.10.1999

Friday 7 May 1999

5.  Lawful interception of telecommunications

*

A4-0243/99

Draft  Council  Resolution  on  the  lawful  interception  of  telecommunications  in  relation  to  new
technologies (10951/2/98 − C4-0052/99 − 99/0906(CNS))

The draft was approved with the following amendments:

COUNCIL DRAFT

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Recital –1 (new)

Having  regard  to  the  Council  of  Europe  Convention  of
28 January 1981 on the protection of personal data;

(Amendment 2)

Recital 1a (new)

Having regard to European Parliament and Council Direc-
tive  95/46/EC  of  24  October  1995  on  the  protection  of
individuals and processing of personal data (1);

(1)  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.

(Amendment 3)

Paragraph 3a (new)

3a.
The intention is not to constitute a legal framework
that would force the Internet Service Providers to establish
outside  the  Union  because  of  the  economic  burden  it
imposes in respect of competitiveness.

(Amendment 4)

Paragraph 3b (new)

3b.
The Council intends to ascertain by 1 July 2000 the
extent  to  which  the  Member  States  have  transposed  this
resolution  and  the  resolution  of  17  January  1995  on  the
lawful  interception  of  telecommunications  into  national
law.

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  draft  Council  Resolution  on  the
lawful interception of telecommunications in relation to new technologies (10951/2/98 − C4-0052/99
− 99/0906(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Council draft (10951/2/98 − 99/0906(CNS),

−  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article K.6(2) (now Article 39(1)) of the Treaty on

European Union (C4-0052/99),
Commission Regulation (EC) No 978/1999 of 7 May 1999 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 203rd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 1999-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, award of contract, butter, concentrated product

8. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 120/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 978/1999

of 7 May 1999

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 203rd special invitation
to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regula-
tion (EEC) No 429/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market
in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 7a(3)
thereof,

in accordance with Commission Regulation
Whereas,
(EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by
invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter
intended for direct consumption in the Community (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (4), the
intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to
tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;
whereas Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the
light of the tenders received in response to each special
invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be
fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content
of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award;
whereas the end-use security must be fixed accordingly;

in the light of

the
Whereas,
maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below
and the end-use security determined accordingly;

the tenders

received,

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 203rd special
invitation to tender under the
standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC)
No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the
end-use security shall be as follows:

(cid:190) maximum aid:

(cid:190) end-use security:

117 EUR/100 kg

129 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 980/1999 of 7 May 1999 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 239th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EEC) No 1589/87
Date: 1999-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, maximum price, purchase price

L 120/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

8. 5. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 980/1999

of 7 May 1999

fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 239th invitation to
tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1589/87

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market
in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular the first
subparagraph of Article 7a(1) first indent and Article 7a(3)
thereof,

Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1589/87 of 5 June 1987 on the sale by tender of butter to
intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 124/1999 (4), provides that, in the light of the
tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum
buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the interven-

tion price applicable and that it may also be decided not
to proceed with the invitation to tender;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 239th invitation to tender issued under Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1589/87, for which tenders had to be
submitted not
the maximum
later than 4 May 1999,
buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 146, 6.6.1987, p. 27.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Directive on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (13651/3/98 - C4-0037/99 96/ 0182(COD) formerly 96/0182(SYN))(Codecision procedure: second reading)
Date: 1999-05-07
Institutions: Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
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A4-0245/99Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Directive on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (13651/3/98 - C4-0037/99 - 96/0182(COD) - formerly 96/0182(SYN))(Codecision procedure: second reading)The European Parliament,- having regard to the list of Commission proposals pending at 1 May 1999 for which entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam implies a change in legal basis and/or change in procedure,- having regard to its resolution of 4 May 1999 on the implications of the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam (list of legislative proposals pending as at 1 May 1999, indicating new legal bases and any changes in legislative procedure following the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam) ((Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 7.)),- having regard to the common position of the Council (C4-0037/99), confirmed by the Council on 4 May 1999,- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 286, 22.9.1997, p. 217.)) on the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(96)0331) ((OJ C 59, 26.2.1997, p. 9.)), confirmed on 4 May 1999 ((Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 14.)),- having regard to the amended Commission proposal COM(98)0427 ((OJ C 261, 19.8.1998, p. 18.)),- having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,- having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A4-0245/99),1. Approves the common position;2. Deems the act to be adopted in accordance with the common position;3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 251(1) of the EC Treaty;4. Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal;5. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission.