do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: USSR, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, originating product

24.2.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 52/3

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2000/C 52/03)

The Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following
1.
procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table
below, as provided in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on
protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (2).

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient
evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of
the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify,
rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the
Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Trade (Division C-2), rue de la Loi/
Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels (3) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but
no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22

4.
December 1995.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Ammonium nitrate

Russia

Duty

Regulation (EC) No 2022/95
(OJ L 198, 23.8.1995)

24.8.2000

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18.
(3) Telex: COMEU B 21877; Telefax (32-2) 295 65 05.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 422/2000 of 24 February 2000 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/1999
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, cereals, export refund, oats

L 52/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25. 2. 2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 422/2000

of 24 February 2000

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1897/1999

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 organization 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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/1999
of 2 September 1999 on a special intervention measure for
cereals in Finland and Sweden (5), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 2482/1999 (6), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

an invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from
Finland or Sweden to all third countries was opened
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1897/1999;

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1897/1999 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
make no award.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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 notified from 18 to 24
February 2000 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No
1897/1999.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2000.

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 233, 3.9.1999, p. 10.
(6) OJ L 303, 26.11.1999, p. 3.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0483/00 by Alejandro Cercas (PSE) to the Commission. Funding under the EQUAL Community initiative.
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU initiative, EU regional policy, Extremadura

21.11.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 330 E/171

The Commission has carried out verification visits, under Article 35 of the Euratom treaty, to Sellafield and
to Cap de la Hague as part of a planned programme of such visits to all Member States, which continues.
The Commission is achieving as high a level of verification visits as possible within the constraints of
resources allocated at present.

(1) See page 24.

(2000/C 330 E/194)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0480/00

by Alejandro Cercas (PSE) to the Commission

(24 February 2000)

Subject: Allocation from the Structural Funds for the region of Estremedura for the period 2000-2006

Could the Commission indicate the amount of funding the Spanish region of Estremedura is likely to
receive under the Structural Funds for the period 2000-2006?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(17 March 2000)

A precise figure cannot be put at this stage on the Structural Funds appropriations for the Extremadura
region in the 2000-2006 programming period. Objective 1 assistance is currently being negotiated with
the Spanish authorities. The amounts which will be allocated to Extremadura under the Interreg, Urban,
Equal and Leader Community Initiatives are similarly hard to estimate at this stage.

In the case of Objective 1, the Commission sent each Member State a proposal for allocating the available
funding between the eligible regions, based on the method it had used to allocate the budget for Objective
1 among the Member States. A copy of the proposal for Spain is being sent direct to the Honourable
Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

It should be stressed, however, that the proposal is only indicative. The Member State and the Commission
will together agree on the final distribution when adopting the Community support framework.

(2000/C 330 E/195)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0483/00

by Alejandro Cercas (PSE) to the Commission

(24 February 2000)

Subject: Funding under the EQUAL Community initiative

Could the Commission indicate the amount of funding the Spanish region of Estremedura is likely to
receive under the EQUAL Community initiative?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(21 March 2000)

The Commission cannot, at this stage, make any forecast of the amount of funding to be attributed to the
Region of Extremadura following the implementation of the EQUAL initiative in Spain. In the EQUAL
proposal, only an indicative amount is declared for each Member State. In the case of Spain, it must await
the presentation of the Spanish operational programme and the selection of projects to know what
amount will be received by Extremadura.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 419/2000 of 24 February 2000 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

25. 2. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 52/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 419/2000

of 24 February 2000

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999

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 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)

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 1701/
1999 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2322/
1999 (6).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
fied,
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.
In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund, as
well as to any tenderer whose bid relates to an export
tax.

(3)

(4)

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.

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 18 to 24 February 2000, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/
1999, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be
EUR 28,99/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2000.

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.
(6) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 77.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2000 of 24 February 2000 fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, production refund, rice

L 52/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25. 2. 2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 416/2000

of 24 February 2000

fixing production refunds on cereals and rice

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
1253/1999 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (4), and
in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of
30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the arrangements
concerning production refunds
and rice
sectors (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 87/1999 (6),
and in particular Article 3 thereof,

in the

cereals

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the conditions
for granting the production refund; whereas the basis for
the calculation is established in Article 3 of the said
Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculated must be

(2)

(3)

fixed once a month and may be altered if the price of
maize and/or wheat changes significantly.

The production refunds to be fixed in this Regulation
should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish
the exact amount payable.

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 refund referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from maize,
wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice, shall be
EUR 30,53 EUR/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2000.

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 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 412/2000 of 24 February 2000 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence

25. 2. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 52/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 412/2000

of 24 February 2000

on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(3)

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of
14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
298/2000 (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 67/2000 (3) fixes the
indicative quantities for system B export licences other
than those sought in the context of food aid.

In the light of the information available to the Commis-
sion today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities
laid down for the current export period for Lemons will
shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the

proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit
and vegetables sector.

system B
situation, applications
To avoid this
licences for Lemons exported after 24 February 2000
should be rejected until the end of the current export
period,

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

system B export

for Lemons
Applications
submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 67/
2000, export declarations for which are accepted after 24
February 2000 and before 17 March 2000, are hereby rejected.

licences

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 34, 9.2.2000, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 9, 13.1.2000, p. 11.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0480/00 by Alejandro Cercas (PSE) to the Commission. Allocation from the Structural Funds for the region of Estremedura for the period 2000-2006.
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU regional policy, Extremadura, Structural Funds, eligible region, less-favoured region

21.11.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 330 E/171

The Commission has carried out verification visits, under Article 35 of the Euratom treaty, to Sellafield and
to Cap de la Hague as part of a planned programme of such visits to all Member States, which continues.
The Commission is achieving as high a level of verification visits as possible within the constraints of
resources allocated at present.

(1) See page 24.

(2000/C 330 E/194)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0480/00

by Alejandro Cercas (PSE) to the Commission

(24 February 2000)

Subject: Allocation from the Structural Funds for the region of Estremedura for the period 2000-2006

Could the Commission indicate the amount of funding the Spanish region of Estremedura is likely to
receive under the Structural Funds for the period 2000-2006?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(17 March 2000)

A precise figure cannot be put at this stage on the Structural Funds appropriations for the Extremadura
region in the 2000-2006 programming period. Objective 1 assistance is currently being negotiated with
the Spanish authorities. The amounts which will be allocated to Extremadura under the Interreg, Urban,
Equal and Leader Community Initiatives are similarly hard to estimate at this stage.

In the case of Objective 1, the Commission sent each Member State a proposal for allocating the available
funding between the eligible regions, based on the method it had used to allocate the budget for Objective
1 among the Member States. A copy of the proposal for Spain is being sent direct to the Honourable
Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

It should be stressed, however, that the proposal is only indicative. The Member State and the Commission
will together agree on the final distribution when adopting the Community support framework.

(2000/C 330 E/195)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0483/00

by Alejandro Cercas (PSE) to the Commission

(24 February 2000)

Subject: Funding under the EQUAL Community initiative

Could the Commission indicate the amount of funding the Spanish region of Estremedura is likely to
receive under the EQUAL Community initiative?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(21 March 2000)

The Commission cannot, at this stage, make any forecast of the amount of funding to be attributed to the
Region of Extremadura following the implementation of the EQUAL initiative in Spain. In the EQUAL
proposal, only an indicative amount is declared for each Member State. In the case of Spain, it must await
the presentation of the Spanish operational programme and the selection of projects to know what
amount will be received by Extremadura.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 426/2000 of 24 February 2000 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2776/1999
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, third country

L 52/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25. 2. 2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 426/2000

of 24 February 2000

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued
in Regulation (EC) No 2776/1999

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 Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7
of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in
the duty should not be fixed.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Portugal was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2776/
1999 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/
95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1963/95 (5),
allows the Commission to decide,
in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of
the tenders
notified, to make no award.

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 18 to 24
February 2000 in response to the invitation to tender for the
reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2776/1999.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2000.

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 334, 28.12.1999, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10.8.1995, p. 22.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0456/00 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission. Answer to Written Question E-1877/99: structural policy ‐ labour market.
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Austria, Burgenland, EU Member State, EU financing arrangements, job creation, use of aid

3.10.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 280 E/215

(2000/C 280 E/255)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0456/00

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(24 February 2000)

Subject: Answer to Written Question E-1877/99: structural policy (cid:129) labour market

With reference to the answer to Written Question E-1877/99 (1) given on 20 December 1999, I would put
the following additional questions:

1. On what data was the answer to point 5 based (information on Austria)?

2. Which national authority collects the data on the labour market in connection with the funding

provided by the EU Structural Funds?

3. Are the 2 100 new jobs created in Burgenland, a region coming under Objective l, short-term,

medium-term or long-term?

4. How many of the 2 100 new jobs are full-time and how many part-time?

5. What criteria or definitions does the Commission use to distinguish between short-term, medium-term

and long-term jobs?

6.

In which sectors or branches of the economy were these new jobs created?

7. On what studies, statistics or other evidence is the Commission basing its statement that 5 800 jobs
have been saved by the use of funding from the Structural Funds in the Objective 1 region of
Burgenland?

8. How can the Commission prove that these jobs would have been lost but for the use of funding from

the EU Structural Funds?

(1) OJ C 203 E, 18.7.2000, p. 78.

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(28 March 2000)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(2000/C 280 E/256)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0457/00

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(24 February 2000)

Subject: ESF (cid:129) written question E-1877/99

Further to its answer of 20 December 1999 to written question E-1877/99 (1), will the Commission now
state:

1. What job-creation measures have been introduced throughout Europe with the ESF(cid:146)s EUR 43 000
million, and whether it has data showing precisely how many jobs use of this money has helped to
create or save?

2. What measures have been introduced in Austria using ESF transfers, and how many jobs such

measures have created and/or saved?