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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2322/1999 of 29 October 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999 opening an invitation to tender for the refund or the tax for the export of barley to all third countries
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, export tax, third country

30. 10. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 280/77

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2322/1999

of 29 October 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999 opening an invitation to tender for the refund or the tax
for the export of barley to all third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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

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 1253/
1999 (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:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999 (5) opens
an invitation to tender for the export of barley to all
third contries;

prices in certain consumption areas in North America
are currently higher than those applying on the world
market. The export refunds awarded for barley are valid
for all third countries.
In order to avoid undesirable
exports to markets in those countries, those destinations
should not qualify for the refunds granted under the
invitation to tender for the export of barley opened by
Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The title is replaced by the following:

‘opening an invitation to tender for the refund or the tax for
the export of barley to all third countries except the United
States and Canada’.

2. Article 1(2) is replaced by the following:

‘2. The invitation to tender shall cover barley for export to
all third countries except the United States and Canada’.

3. The title of Annex I is replaced by the following:

‘Weekly tender for the refund or the tax for the export of
barley to all third countries except the United States and
Canada’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 29 October 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 27.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2318/1999 of 29 October 1999 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 as regards the date of issue of export licences in the pigmeat sector
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, pigmeat

30. 10. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 280/67

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2318/1999

of 29 October 1999

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 as regards the date of issue of export licences in the
pigmeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
pigmeat (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 of
16 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the
system of export licences in the pigmeat sector (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1719/98 (4), and in particular
Article 3(7) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 provides that export
licences for products in the pigmeat sector are to be issued on
the Wednesday following the week in which the licence
applications are lodged, provided that no special measures are
taken by the Commission in the meanwhile. Administrative
problems will arise in the week 1 to 7 November 1999, so the

day on which licences are to be issued in response to applica-
tions lodged in the week 25 to 31 October 1999 should
accordingly be put back to Friday 5 November 1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/95,
licences as referred to therein applications for which are lodged
in the week 25 to 31 October 1999 shall be issued on Friday 5
November 1999, provided that no special measures in accord-
ance with Article 3(4) of that Regulation are taken by the
Commission in the meanwhile.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 29 October 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 58.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2301/1999 of 29 October 1999 fixing the export refunds on malt
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, malt

30. 10. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 280/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2301/1999

of 29 October 1999

fixing the export refunds on malt

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 organization of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999 (2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article
13(2) thereof,

(1) Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
provides that the difference between quotations or prices
on the world market for the products listed in Article 1
of that Regulation and prices for those products within
the Community may be covered by an export refund;

(2) Whereas the refunds must be fixed taking into account
the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down
certain detailed rules under 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 Regula-
tion (EC) No 2513/98 (4);

(3) Whereas the refund applicable in the case of malts must
be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of
cereals required to manufacture the products in ques-
tion; whereas the said quantities are laid down in Regu-
lation (EC) No 1501/95;

(4) Whereas the world market situation or the specific
requirements of certain markets may make it necessary
to vary the refund for certain products according to
destination;

(5) Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month;
whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;

(6) Whereas in follows from applying these rules to the
present situation on markets in cereals, and in particular
to quotations or prices for these products within the
Community and on the world market, that the refunds
should be as set out in the Annex hereto;

(7) 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 export refunds on malt listed in Article 1(c) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 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 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 10. 1999

to the Commission Regulation of 29 October 1999 fixing the export refunds on malt

ANNEX

Product code

1107 10 19 9000

1107 10 99 9000

1107 20 00 9000

(EUR/t)

Refund

35,54

34,04

39,98
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2323/1999 of 29 October 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2176/1999
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice

L 280/78

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 10. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2323/1999

of 29 October 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2176/1999

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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and in
particular Article 13 (3) thereof,

(1) Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2176/1999 (3);

(2) 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
in fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (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

(3) 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;

(4) 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 long grain rice
falling within CN code 1006 30 67 to be exported to certain
third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2176/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of
the tenders submitted from 25 to 28 October 1999 at
EUR/t 217,00.

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 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2307/1999 of 29 October 1999 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 213th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, concentrated product, production aid

30. 10. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 280/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2307/1999

of 29 October 1999

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 213th special invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (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 Regulation (EC) No
1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 7a(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invita-
tion 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 inter-
vention agencies are opening a standing invitation to
tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;
Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of
the tenders received in response to each special invita-
tion 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;

(2)

(3)

in the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the level specified below and the
end-use 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 213th 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:

— maximum aid:
— end-use security:

117 EUR/100 kg
129 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 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1906/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Philoxenia Programme (1997-2000).
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing arrangements, EU programme, European social policy, eligibility criteria, tourism policy

18.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 203 E/85

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

(8 December 1999)

The Commission(cid:146)s Decision of 16 December 1998 specifies the total Community contribution for the
Interreg II Community Initiative in Italy as EUR 376 million.

In accordance with the Regulations in force, the Commission pays the assistance granted under Interreg
direct to the national authorities responsible for the operational programmes and their implementation.
A detailed information concerning the final beneficiaries must 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, ensure that the programmes are properly implemented.

(2000/C 203 E/105)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1906/99

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 October 1999)

Subject: Philoxenia Programme (1997-2000)

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
Philoxenia, the first multiannual programme for European tourism (1997-2000)
(budget (cid:129) ECU 25
million, equal to LIT 48 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 Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(22 November 1999)

As the Commission(cid:146)s proposal for a Council Decision on a first multiannual programme to assist European
(1997-2000) (1), has not been agreed by the Council, the question of the use of
tourism (cid:145)Philoxenia(cid:146)
budgetary credits does not arise.

(1) COM(96) 168 final, modified by COM(96) 635 final.

(2000/C 203 E/106)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1907/99

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 October 1999)

Subject: Action programme for AIDS prevention (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 the
action programme for AIDS prevention (1996-2000) (Community funds available for the period as a
whole: ECU 49,6 million, equal to approx. Lit. 96 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?