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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2306/1999 of 29 October 1999 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, butter, intervention buying

L 280/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 10. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2306/1999

of 29 October 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 Regulation (EC) No
1587/96 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article
7a(1) and Article 7a(3) thereof,

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

(2) 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 States or, in the case of the United Kingdom
and Germany,

in a region thereof;

(3) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2215/1999 (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 Finland, Great Britain,
Italy,
Ireland, Northern Ireland, Spain and Portugal;
whereas the list of Member States in which that suspen-
sion applies must be adjusted accordingly;

(4) 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 Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece,
Luxembourg, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Regulation (EC) No 2215/1999 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 October 1999.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 29 October 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 270, 20.10.1999, p. 7.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1901/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Raphael Programme (1996-2000).
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, cultural heritage, economic support, financial control, management

C 170 E/120

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

20.6.2000

(2000/C 170 E/141)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1899/99

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 October 1999)

Subject: Kaleidoscope Programme (1996-1998)

Will the Commission state what agencies (public or private),
institutions, companies, cooperatives and
individuals have been allocated funding (specifying whether payments have already been made) under the
Kaleidoscope programme of Community support to artistic and cultural activities (1996-1998) (budget (cid:129)
ECU 26,5 million, equal to approx. LIT 51 billion) and how much each of them has been granted?

Has it checked how the amounts have actually been used and whether the proposed measures have been
successfully implemented?

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(23 November 1999)

With regard to the first part of the question, due to the scale of the answer which includes many
publications, the Commission will forward the answer in full directly to the Honourable Member and to
Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat-General.

With regard to the second part, the progress of selected projects is monitored by means of interim and
final reports and, consequently, financial contributions are allocated only when these reports have been
checked and approved by the Commission.

(2000/C 170 E/142)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1901/99

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 October 1999)

Subject: Raphael Programme (1996-2000)

Will the Commission state what agencies (public or private),
institutions, companies, cooperatives and
individuals have been allocated funding (specifying whether payments have already been made) under
Raphael, the Community action programme in the field of cultural heritage (1996-2000) (budget (cid:129)
ECU 67 million, equal to LIT 130 billion) and how much each of them has been granted?

Has it checked how the amounts have actually been used and whether the proposed measures have been
successfully implemented?

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(23 November 1999)

The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that the Raphael programme was adopted at the
end of 1997 by the Parliament and the Council with a global allocation of ECU 30 million and for a four
year period, 1997-2000. However, in view of the adoption of the framework (cid:145)Culture 2000(cid:146) programme,
1999 was the last year of the implementation of the Raphael programme.

In response to the first part of the question, the Commission is sending a list directly to the Honourable
Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

As to the second part of the question, the selected projects are followed-up through intermediate and final
reports and the financial contributions granted are given only after verification and acceptance of these
reports by the Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2310/1999 of 29 October 1999 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 249th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EEC) No 1589/87
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention buying, maximum price

30. 10. 1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 280/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2310/1999

of 29 October 1999

fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 249th invitation to tender carried out
under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EEC) No 1589/87

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(2)

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

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

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 Regulation (EC) No
1587/96 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article
7a(1) first indent and Article 7a(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

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
each invitation to tender, a
maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to

received for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 249th invitation to tender issued under Regulation
(EEC) No 1589/87, for which tenders had to be submitted not
later than 26 October 1999, the maximum buying-in price is
fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 October 1999.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 October 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.
1999/707/EC: Commission Decision of 29 October 1999 on certain protection measures with regard to equidae coming from the United States of America (notified under document number C(1999) 3614) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, equidae, health control, import, veterinary inspection

30. 10. 1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 280/125

on certain protection measures with regard to equidae coming from the United States of America

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 October 1999

(notified under document number C(1999) 3614)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/707/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July
1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/
425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive
96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 18(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

in the United States of America cases of West Nile Fever
have been reported in humans and horses in the State of
New York, the virus was confirmed in birds in New York
City, New York State, Connecticut and New Jersey and
in vector insects in New York City and Connecticut;

the presence of this disease is liable to constitute a
danger for humans and Community equidae;

it is necessary to adopt rapidly protection measures at
Community level with regard to imports of equidae
from the United States of America;

pending further information from the American author-
ities, supplementary conditions should be applied for the
temporary admission of registered horses, the re-entry
after temporary export or registered horses, and the
importation of equidae from the United States of
America,

re-admission after temporary export of registered horses, and
the import of equidae, coming from the United States of
America.

The certificate provided for in paragraph 1 must contain

2.
the following guarantees:
— the equidae have not been resident in New York City and
the States of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey during
the preceding 15 days,

— the equidae have not been in contact with equidae which
have been resident on infected holdings during the
preceding 15 days.

Article 2

Member States shall amend the measures they apply with
regard to the United States of America to bring them into line
with this Decision.

They shall

inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply until 31 January 2000.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Done at Brussels, 29 October 1999.

Article 1

A supplementary certificate

central
1.
competent veterinary authorities of the United States shall be
required for the temporary admission of registered horses, the

signed by the

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2308/1999 of 29 October 1999 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 140th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, discount sale, minimum price, skimmed milk powder

L 280/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 10. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2308/1999

of 29 October 1999

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 140th individual invitation to
tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91

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 Regulation (EC) No
1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91
of 20 November 1991 on the sale by invitation to
tender of skimmed-milk powder for the manufacture of
compound feedingstuffs (3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 124/1999 (4), intervention agencies have
put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain
quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them;

according to Article 8 of the said Regulation, in the light
of the tenders received in response to each individual
invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be
fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award;
whereas the amount of the processing security shall also
be fixed taking account of the difference between the
market price of
and the
minimum price fixed;

skimmed-milk powder

(3)

(4)

in the light of the tenders received, the minimum selling
price should be fixed at the level specified below and the
processing security determined accordingly;

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 140th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EEC) No 3398/91, in respect of which the time limit for
the submission of tenders expired on 26 October 1999, the
minimum selling price and the processing security are fixed as
follows:

— minimum selling price:

EUR 199,50/100 kg,

— processing security:

EUR 40,00/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 October 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 October 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 320, 22.11.1991, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1904/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. URBAN (1996-1999).
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU initiative, European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, Italy, economic support, financial control, management, urban area

20.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 170 E/121

(2000/C 170 E/143)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1904/99

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 October 1999)

Subject: URBAN (1996-1999)

The total amount allocated to Italy from the Community(cid:146)s structural funds for the URBAN Community
initiative on urban areas for the period 1996-1999 is ECU 298,4 million (equal to approx. LIT 580 billion).

Will the Commission state what agencies (public or private),
institutions, companies, cooperatives and
individuals have been allocated funding under URBAN (specifying whether payments have already been
made) and how much each of them has been granted?

Has it checked how the amounts have actually been used and whether the proposed measures have been
successfully implemented?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(1 December 1999)

For the current programming period 1994-99, the Community contribution planned for the Urban
Community initiative in Italy amounts to € 136,7 million, including € 120,4 million from the European
Regional Development Fund and € 13,3 million from the European Social Fund.

According to the relevant legislation, the Commission disburses the assistance granted under Urban direct
to the national authorities responsible for the operational programmes and their implementation. Detailed
information concerning the final beneficiaries may be obtained from the Italian Ministry of Public Works.

The monitoring committees, which are composed of representatives of the Commission and of the
Ministries and regions concerned, see to it that the programmes are properly executed.

(2000/C 170 E/144)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1908/99

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 October 1999)

Subject: Fourth medium-term action programme on equal opportunities for men and women (1996-2000)

Will the Commission state what agencies (public or private),
institutions, businesses, cooperatives and
individuals have been allocated funding (specifying whether payments have already been made) under the
fourth medium-term action programme on equal opportunities for men and women (1996-2000) (funds
available for the period from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2000: ECU 30 million, equal
to
LIT 58 billion) and how much each of them has been granted?

Has it checked how the amounts have actually been used and whether the proposed measures have been
successfully implemented?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(9 December 1999)

The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that the information requested can be found in
the lists of projects funded in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and on the recapitulative list for 1999. The
Commission will send copies directly to the Honourable Member, and to the Secretariat-General of the
Parliament.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2304/1999 of 29 October 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 391/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the French overseas departments
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU production, French overseas department and region, aid system, cereals, supply

30. 10. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 280/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2304/1999

of 29 October 1999

amending Regulation (EEC) No 391/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products
from the Community to the French overseas departments

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16
December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of
certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French over-
seas departments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2598/95 (2), and in particular Article 2 (6) thereof,

(1) Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals
products to the French overseas departments (FOD) has
been settled by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 391/
92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2067/
1999 (4); whereas, as a consequence of the changes of
the rates and prices for cereals products in the European
part of the Community and on the world market, the aid

for supply to the FOD should be set at the amounts
given in the Annex;

(2) 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 Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 391/92 is
replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1999.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 October 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 267, 9.11.1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 43, 19.2.1992, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 256, 1.10.1999, p. 15.

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30. 10. 1999

to the Commission Regulation of 29 October 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 391/92 setting the amounts of
aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the French overseas departments

ANNEX

Product
(CN code)

(EUR/t)

Amount of aid

Destination

Guadeloupe

Martinique

French
Guiana

Réunion

Common wheat

(1001 90 99)

Barley

(1003 00 90)

Maize

(1005 90 00)

Durum wheat

(1001 10 00)

39,50

39,50

39,50

42,50

35,00

35,00

35,00

38,00

49,00

49,00

49,00

52,00

12,00

12,00

12,00

16,00
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1876/99 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission. Support for the press.
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Austria, EU financing arrangements, eligibility criteria, mass media, promotion of the European idea

C 203 E/78

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.7.2000

(2000/C 203 E/096)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1876/99

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(29 October 1999)

Subject: Support for the press

The Commission(cid:146)s reply of 22 December 1998 to Written Question E-2924/98 (1) failed to provide full and
satisfactory answers to my queries.

Would the Commission therefore answer the following supplementary questions:

1. What documents and information does the Commission draw on when deciding which media to

support?

2. What was the extent of financial support for Austrian media in 1997 and 1998?

3. Which Austrian media received financial support, and how much, in connection with which European

policy areas?

4. How does the Commission ascertain whether the press reports it helps to finance stimulate public

awareness in European matters, or contribute to forming public opinion?

(1) OJ C 289, 11.10.1999, p. 14.

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(5 January 2000)

1.
The representation of the Commission in Austria does not support the media by way of subsidy, but
buys advertisements or gives financial contributions for an extra number of copies, additional costs for
research or supplementary pages. Criteria for selection of media are the number of copies and the number
of readers, the credibility of the medium as well as the social profile of its readership. Furthermore, the
Commission aims to arrive at a well-balanced media-mix.

The Commission expenditure on Austrian media in 1997 was ATS 4,9 million, and in 1998 ATS 1,5

2.
million.

The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to the Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat a

3.
table containing the information requested.

4.
Checking the results of a specific advertisement is hardly possible. Therefore, the Commission
concentrates, as explained above, on those media which are regarded by their readers as competent
information sources for this specific matter.

(2000/C 203 E/097)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1877/99

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(29 October 1999)

Subject: Expenditure on job creation

Since widely differing statistics are available concerning expenditure on the creation of jobs in the
European Union and the individual Member States, the questions set out below arise:

1. What is the annual expenditure in the European Union on the creation of new jobs under EU

programmes (ESF, etc.) or appropriate guidelines?

2. What is the expenditure in the Member States on the creation of new jobs under EU programmes

(ESF, etc.) or appropriate guidelines?

3. What statistics are available on this subject, and where can I obtain them?