do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0481/00 by Alejandro Cercas (PSE) to the Commission. Funding under the URBAN Community initiative.
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU initiative, Extremadura, competence of the Member States, urban area

C 374 E/86

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.12.2000

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(6 April 2000)

The Commission is examining the compatibility of the measure in question (Law No 30 of 26 October
1998) with Community law.

It will shortly arrive at a decision, taking special note of the additional information sent it by the Italian
authorities on 28 December 1999.

(2000/C 374 E/100)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0481/00

by Alejandro Cercas (PSE) to the Commission

(24 February 2000)

Subject: Funding under the URBAN Community initiative

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

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(24 March 2000)

The guidelines for the URBAN Community initiative are expected to be approved by the Commission by
end of March 2000 or early April 2000. Member States are invited to present programme proposals to the
Commission within six months after publication in the Official journal.

The Community initiative will be financed jointly by the Member States from national resources and by
the Community from the European regional development fund (ERDF). The total contribution by ERDF to
URBAN during the programming period 2000-2006 is fixed at € 700 million, at 1999 prices. The
appropriation for each Member State is allocated on the basis of urban population, the number of people
out of work and the number of long-term unemployed in the urban areas involved. The indicative
allocation of the commitment appropriation for Spain amounts to € 106 million. Furthermore,
the
guidelines specify an indicative number of urban areas to be covered by the Community initiative, which
is eight in the case of Spain.

The guidelines do not specify any regional allocation of the funds. In accordance with the principle of
subsidiarity,
it is the role of Member States to propose the urban areas for support under URBAN,
provided that the proposed programmes comply with the conditions, criteria and priorities set out in the
guidelines and that they remain in the limits of the financial allocation.

(2000/C 374 E/101)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0484/00

by Alejandro Cercas (PSE) to the Commission

(24 February 2000)

Subject: Funding under the Leader+ Community initiative

Could the Commission indicate the amount of funding the Spanish region of Estremedura is likely to
receive under the Leader+ Community initiative?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 423/2000 of 24 February 2000 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/1999
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, award of contract, common wheat, export refund

25. 2. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 52/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 423/2000

of 24 February 2000

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/1999

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 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund and/or the tax for
the export of common wheat to certain ACP States was
opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
2010/1999 (5).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
fied,
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
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)

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.

(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

For tenders notified from 18 to 24 February 2000, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/
1999, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat
shall be EUR 34,93/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 248, 21.9.1999, p. 19.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 424/2000 of 24 February 2000 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2774/1999
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, sorghum, third country

L 52/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25. 2. 2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 424/2000

of 24 February 2000

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum
issued in Regulation (EC) No 2774/1999

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 Commission 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 sorghum imported into Spain was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2774/
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 sorghum issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 2774/1999.

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. 5.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10.8.1995, p. 22.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0458/00 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission. Structural policy and employment.
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing arrangements, job creation, use of aid

C 280 E/216

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

3.10.2000

In Burgenland, an Objective 1 region, 6000 people had taken part in ESF-financed training schemes by the
end of 1998.

What were these training schemes?

Does the Commission have data proving that more people found work as a result of such schemes?

How many of the people who took part in training schemes co-financed by the ESF have been able to find
work again?

(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/257)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0458/00

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(24 February 2000)

Subject: Structural policy and employment

In its answer of 20 December 1999 to written question E-1877/99 (1) concerning studies of the effect of
Structural Funds transfers on employment, the Commission says (cid:145)It is, therefore, not possible to provide
figures on total impact of the funds on job creation(cid:146).

The Sixth Periodic Report on the Social and Economic Situation and Development of the Regions of the
European Union (SEC(99) 66 final), states as regards the relevant models for assessing the performance of
Structural Funds transfers that (cid:145)Both are very strong assumptions to make and, in reality, it is not possible
to know what would have happened in the absence of Union support.(cid:146) (p. 155).

Is this confirmation by the Commission that there are no scientifically based studies capable of

1.
demonstrating the link between the use of Structural Funds transfers and employment?

2. What means of assessment do the Commission and/or the relevant national departments use in order
nevertheless to provide details of newly created jobs or jobs that have been saved?

3. What methods do the Commission and/or the relevant national departments use in order to be able
to provide information on planned new jobs?

(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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2000 of 24 February 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

25. 2. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 52/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 411/2000

of 24 February 2000

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,

the standard
In compliance with the above criteria,
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
in
standard values for imports from third countries,
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 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 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

25. 2. 2000

to the Commission Regulation of 24 February 2000 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 20 10

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

0805 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

204
624
999
052
068
628
999
220
999
052
204
628
999
052
204
212
624
999
052
204
999

052
204
220
600
624
999
052
600
999
039
060
400
404
528
720
728
999
388
400
512
528
720
999

47,5
210,6
129,1
116,8
87,2
165,4
123,1
203,6
203,6
120,0
52,0
137,2
103,1
59,2
35,3
36,0
55,8
46,6
50,8
67,3
59,0

48,1
51,7
69,4
90,1
69,1
65,7
40,1
62,6
51,4
114,7
49,0
82,4
76,3
101,7
110,5
98,3
90,4
94,2
109,7
102,7
111,9
64,3
96,6

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/1999 (OJ L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 46). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 420/2000 of 24 February 2000 fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1758/1999
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rye, third country

L 52/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25. 2. 2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 420/2000

of 24 February 2000

fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1758/1999

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 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund and/or the tax for
the export of rye to all third countries was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1758/
1999 (5).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
fied,
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
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.

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
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

(3)

(4)

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 1758/
1999, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shall be
EUR 65,97/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 210, 10.8.1999, p. 3.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0443/00 by Jan Wiersma (PSE) to the Council. Domestic fuel oil for opposition towns in Serbia.
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Serbia, common foreign and security policy, diesel fuel, heating, humanitarian aid, political opposition, terms for aid, town

C 330 E/160

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

21.11.2000

(2000/C 330 E/181)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0443/00

by Jan Wiersma (PSE) to the Council

(24 February 2000)

Subject: Domestic fuel oil for opposition towns in Serbia

1. What towns in Yugoslavia receive oil from the EU?

2. What criteria are applied?

3. Why is the town of Pancevo not included?

4.

Can the Council answer these questions a little more promptly than usual on account of the winter?

Reply

(2 May 2000)

The Council

invited the Commission at its meeting on 24 January to extend the (cid:145)Energy for
1.
Democracy(cid:146)
initiative, as suggested by the Serbian opposition forces after the Berlin trilateral meeting
with the EU and the US of 17 December 1999. The final decision on which communities should benefit
was left to the Commission, being responsible for the implementation of the budget. On the basis of a
proposal by the Commission, a decision was adopted by the Council to amend the Common Position
1999/691/CFSP on support to democratic forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), authorising
the supply, sale or export of petroleum and petroleum products to the Serbian municipalities of Sombor,
Subotica, Kragujevac, Kraljevo and Novi Sad.

2.
The choice of municipalities was based on the priority list tabled by the Serbian opposition forces
themselves. Particular attention was given to the municipalities which have a great number of socially
vulnerable persons, as well as social institutions of regional character.

3.

Pancevo was not among the priority municipalities indicated by the Serbian opposition.

4.
The Council reiterates its readiness to continue supporting Serbian people in need and recalls that
humanitarian assistance already provided by the Community for 1999, amounted to € 72,1 million for
Serbia alone, while member States contributed with almost the same amount.

(2000/C 330 E/182)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0448/00

by Phillip Whitehead (PSE) to the Commission

(14 February 2000)

Subject: BSE in France

In view of the findings of the Commission(cid:146)s veterinary mission to France (DG SANCO 1058/99) will the
Commission undertake a follow-up investigation into current practices there,
ineffective
examination of BSE suspect cases, (b) re-admission of suspect cases and fallen stock into the human food
chain, (c) levels of contamination of cattle feed by meat and bone meal, and will he place on record
correspondence with the French Ministry of Agriculture subsequent to Mr Bernard Vallat(cid:146)s letter of
24 November 1999?

including (a)
Opinion of the European Central Bank of 24 February 2000 at the request of the Ministry for Finance of the Netherlands on a draft Order in Council on the closure of De Nederlandsche Bank on 5 May 2000 (CON/00/05)
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Netherlands, central bank, exchange transaction, national law, payment system

OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 24 February 2000

at the request of the Ministry for Finance of the Netherlands

on a draft Order in Council on the closure of De Nederlandsche Bank on 5 May 2000

(CON/00/05)

1.  On  2  February  2000  the  European  Central  Bank  (ECB)  received  a  request  from  the  Ministry  for

Finance of the Netherlands for an ECB Opinion on a draft Order in Council concerning the closure of

De Nederlandsche Bank on 5 May 2000.

2.  The ECB’s competence to deliver an opinion is based on Article 105 (4), second indent, of the Treaty

establishing the European Community and Article 2 (1), third indent, of Council Decision (EC) No.

98/415  of  29  June  1998  on  the  consultation  of  the  European  Central  Bank  by  national  authorities

regarding  draft  legislative  provisions,  as  the  draft  Order  in  Council  concerns  the  closure  of  the

national central bank. In accordance with Article 17.5, first sentence, of the Rules of Procedure of the

European Central Bank, this ECB Opinion has been adopted by the Governing Council of the ECB.

This ECB Opinion is based on an unofficial translation of the official Dutch proposal. 

3.  The closure of De Nederlandsche Bank on 5 May 2000 will be based on Section 1 (2) of the Order in

Council  dated  27  July  1998  concerning  the  establishment  of  rules  relating  to  the  exchange,

withdrawal  and  cancellation  of  banknotes  by  De  Nederlandsche  Bank,  and  the  information  to  be

provided to the public on this subject. This Order in Council is, in turn, based on Section 27 (3) of the

Bank Act 1998. The effect of the draft Order in Council is that on 5 May 2000 - which is a national

holiday  -  the  general  public  will  not  be  able  to  exchange  banknotes  at  any  offices  of  De

Nederlandsche Bank. It is important to note, however, that De Nederlandsche Bank's TOP payments

system, and the link to the TARGET system of the European System of Central Banks, will not be

closed on the said date.

4.  The ECB welcomes this consultation regarding the draft Order in Council. The ECB does not foresee

any  practical  or  operational  problems  arising  from  the  intended  closure  of  the  offices  of  De

Nederlandsche Bank and therefore has no objections to this draft Order in Council.

5.  The ECB confirms that it has no objections to this ECB Opinion being made public by the competent

national authorities at their discretion.

Done at Frankfurt am Main on 24 February 2000.

The President of the ECB

[signed]

Willem F. Duisenberg

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Notice
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Eurofound, appointment of staff

C 52/24

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Official Journal of the European Communities

24.2.2000

Project reference

Subject

Beneficiary

LIFE99 TCY/ROS/024

LenFauna, for the conservation of wild fauna and
natural habitats in the Leningrad Region

Government of Leningrad Region, Committee for
Environmental Safety
Smolnovo ulitsa 3
ROS-193311 Saint Petersburg

LIFE99 TCY/TR/065

Ecosystem conservation
threatened plant species

and management

for

Ministry of Environment
Eskisehir Yolu 8. Km, Bilkent Kavsagi
TR-06530 Ankara

LIFE99 TCY/TR/087

Cukurova Delta biosphere reserve: determination of
biological diversity and initiation of a progamme for
sustainable development

LIFE99 TCY/CY/041

Household recycling partnership

LIFE99 TCY/CY/111

The river valleys Project, Cyprus

Environmental Research,

for

Centre
University
TR-01330 Adana

Cukurova

Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Environment, Environment Service
CY-1411 Nicosia

and

Laona Foundation, Conservation and Regeneration of
the Cypriot countryside
POB 257
CY-3602 Limassol

LIFE99 TCY/MA/091

Establishment
of
domestic waste sorting in Rabat

an experimental

centre

for

CommunautØ urbaine de Rabat
Wilaya de Rabat SalØ
MA-Rabat salØ

NOTICE

(2000/C 52/05)

By a Decision of 23 February 2000, the Commission has appointed Mr Raymond-Pierre BODIN as Director
of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for a period of five
years, from 1 May 2000 to 30 April 2005.