do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2162/99 by David Bowe (PSE) to the Commission. Promotion of biotechnological crops.
Date: 1999-11-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: aid policy, developing countries, illiteracy

1.8.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219 E/107

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(17 December 1999)

The memorandum concerning (cid:145)Financial assistance from the European Commission for town twinning(cid:146)
indeed stipulates that exchanges involving fewer than 10 participants from the invited local authority are
not eligible. This condition applies regardless of whether one or more local authorities are invited.

For 1999, the grant for travel costs has been set at a maximum of EUR 0,04 per person and per kilometre
(return journey).

A minimum number of participants from the local authority or authorities invited is required in order to
ensure that meetings between twinned local authorities are open to as many of the local population as
possible. For the same reason, it is required that the exchanges do not involve mainly local councillors or
local officials.

The Commission is aware that it is more difficult to meet these conditions when several local authorities
are invited by the host town.

However,
it cannot take responsibility for discarding the fundamental aim of greater involvement of
European citizens in the meetings of twinned local authorities. Otherwise, it would not be possible to
achieve the aim of the programme of assistance for town twinning, taken up by the Honourable Members,
(cid:145)to put across the European idea and to get to know the habits and customs (of the different countries) (cid:133)(cid:146)

(2000/C 219 E/136)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2162/99

by David Bowe (PSE) to the Commission

(19 November 1999)

Subject: Promotion of biotechnological crops

Could the Commission indicate whether any EU projects are being undertaken to promote biotechnolo-
gical crops in ACP States and/or in the developing world?

Answer given by Mr Nielson on behalf of the Commission

(8 December 1999)

In the context of the Commission(cid:146)s development cooperation there are no projects undertaken to promote
genetically modified crops in the African, Caribbean and Pacific states or any other developing countries.

(2000/C 219 E/137)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2163/99

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Council

(19 November 1999)

Subject: Meeting of the Development Council on 11 November 1999

It is estimated that, on the eve of the new millennium, nearly one sixth of the world population will be
illiterate. Given that, at the 1990 World Conference on Education For All, EU governments promised to
work towards universal education by 2000, will the Council increase the current provision for education
in its aid programmes?

Will the Council include a discussion on education provision to the developing world at its forthcoming
meeting on 11 November?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2455/1999 of 19 November 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1999-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

20. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 299/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2455/1999

of 19 November 1999

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

in compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

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

fruit and vegetables (1), as

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the
standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto;

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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 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.

L 299/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20. 11. 1999

to the Commission Regulation of 19 November 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 90 70

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50,
0805 20 70, 0805 20 90

0805 30 10

0806 10 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
628
999
052
204
999
204
999

052
999
052
528
600
999
052
400
508
999
060
388
400
404
800
804
999
052
064
400
720
999

101,8
35,4
68,6
104,3
134,8
119,6
85,4
102,4
93,9
57,7
57,7

50,6
50,6
47,1
77,3
63,8
62,7
148,3
316,6
325,5
263,5
34,7
70,4
84,6
71,0
149,2
22,6
72,1
126,3
65,7
99,0
80,6
92,9

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2645/98 (OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 22). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2456/1999 of 19 November 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: 1999-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice

20. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 299/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2456/1999

of 19 November 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 last 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 12 to 18 November 1999 at
EUR/t 244,00.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 1999.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 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 2457/1999 of 19 November 1999 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999
Date: 1999-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice

L 299/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20. 11. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2457/1999

of 19 November 1999

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long
grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999

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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and
in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of
6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of
rice to Réunion (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/
1999 (4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999 (5)
opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice
exported to Réunion;

(2) Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89
allows the Commission to decide,
in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted,
to make no award;

(3) Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles
2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum
subsidy should not be fixed;

(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

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 15 to
18 November 1999 in response to the invitation to tender
referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999 for the subsidy
on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice falling within
CN code 1006 20 98.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 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 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2459/1999 of 19 November 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 2179/1999
Date: 1999-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice

L 299/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20. 11. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2459/1999

of 19 November 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 2179/1999

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 last 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 2179/1999 (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 grain, medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third
countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 2179/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders submitted from 12 to 18 November 1999 at EUR/
t 128,00.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 1999.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 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. 13.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2460/1999 of 19 November 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2180/1999
Date: 1999-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice

20. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 299/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2460/1999

of 19 November 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2180/1999

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 organization of the market in
rice (1), as last 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 2180/1999 (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 round grain rice
to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-
tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2180/1999 is
hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 12 to
18 November 1999 at 124,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 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. 16.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2458/1999 of 19 November 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2178/1999
Date: 1999-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice

20. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 299/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2458/1999

of 19 November 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in
connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2178/1999

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 organization of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/1999 (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 2178/1999 (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 medium grain
and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in European Regula-
tion (EC) No 2178/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders
submitted from 12 to 18 November 1999 at
120,00 EUR/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 1999.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1999, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2239/99 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Cost of translation and interpretation.
Date: 1999-11-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: accession to the European Union, administrative expenditure (EU), budgetary assessment, official language

12.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 309 E/1

I

(Information)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

(2002/C 309 E/001)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2239/99

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(19 November 1999)

Subject: Cost of translation and interpretation

Please indicate the cost of translation and interpretation in the EU in 1999 and estimate the cost in each
case, assuming the continuation of present language policies, if one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
nine, ten or eleven languages were added to the existing official languages.

Supplementary answer
given by Mrs Schreyer on behalf of the Commission

(17 July 2002)

Further to its initial reply, sent to the Honourable Member in 2000, the Commission would add that the
additional expenditure for nine enlargement languages, according to the estimates made by the institutions
in the second report on Heading V of the General Budget of the Community (drawn up in May 2002),
would be:

In

2003

2004

2005

2006

(In million euro)

For translation

For interpretation

31

127

161

175

7,5

40

54

60

(2002/C 309 E/002)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2890/01

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(10 October 2001)

Subject: Substandard work on public projects funded under the 2nd CSF

In its answer to my question No E-3481/00 (1), the Commission recognised that there were a wide range of
problems concerning substandard work on public construction projects in Greece funded under the 2nd
CSF.