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Commission Regulation (EC) No 457/2000 of 29 February 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-02-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

1. 3. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 457/2000

of 29 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 1 March 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 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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to the Commission Regulation of 29 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

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
600
624
999
052
600
999
039
388
400
404
508
512
528
720
728
999
388
400
512
528
720
999

63,6
160,7
112,1
141,9
91,9
166,1
133,3
201,2
201,2
104,2
38,9
127,8
90,3
62,2
36,4
40,7
38,1
55,4
46,6
49,1
65,5
57,3
114,7
149,3
92,9
89,1
86,0
92,8
102,1
109,1
91,4
103,0
97,1
108,4
94,8
90,2
64,3
91,0

(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’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0561/00 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. EU respect for powers and responsibilities.
Date: 2000-02-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU institution, abuse of power

C 280 E/218

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

3.10.2000

(2000/C 280 E/260)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0561/00

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(29 February 2000)

Subject: EU respect for powers and responsibilities

Please indicate in the occasions on which the European Court of Justice has found the Union to be acting
ultra vires (i.e. exceeding its powers).

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(7 April 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/261)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0667/00

by Christoph Konrad (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 February 2000)

Subject: Set-aside premiums for RWE and Rheinbraun (Germany)

Is it true that the German undertakings RWE and Rheinbraun have received EU set-aside premiums

1.
for land on which brown coal is being mined?

2.

3.

If so, on what legal basis, for what period and in what amount have the premiums been paid?

If so, were the payments made once only, or are they continuing?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(27 March 2000)

As regards payments mentioned by the Honourable Member there is actually no knowledge that such

1.
payments have been made or are being made in relation to the companies RWE or Rheinbraun.

Set-aside payments for surfaces, which are currently subject to open-cast-mining would contravene the
relevant Community legislation. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for
producers of certain arable crops (1) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 762/94 laying down the detailed
rules thereof (2) provide for the requirements in connection with the set-aside of land. Paragraph 2 of
Article 3 of the latter Regulation, among others, states clearly that such area must be cared for so as to
maintain good cropping conditions. Moreover, such area must not be put to any lucrative use incompa-
tible with the growing of an arable crop. Using an area for the open-cast-mining of brown coal would, in
fact, lead to the disappearance of the land in question and would, therefore, obviously be incompatible
with these conditions.

Given this legal framework the German authorities would therefore be barred from paying aid for set-aside
for such land. It falls within the competence of the Member States(cid:146) authorities to check whether an aid
application for set-aside payments meets the conditions under the relevant Community legislation. Like the
other Member States, Germany (in this case Northrhine-Westphalia)
is bound under the regulations
establishing an integrated administration and control system (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 (3)
and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 (4)) to submit all area aid applications to an administrative
control. Moreover, at least 5 % of the applications have to be controlled on the spot. Applications
Commission Regulation (EC) No 459/2000 of 29 February 2000 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
Date: 2000-02-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, raw sugar, white sugar

L 56/26

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 459/2000

of 29 February 2000

altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13
September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets
in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the third subparagraph
of Article 18(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in
the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 351/2000 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC)
No 402/2000 (3).

It follows from applying the detailed rules contained in
Regulation (EC) No 351/2000 to the information known
to the Commission that the export refunds at present in

force should be altered to the amounts set out in the
Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of
Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, undenatured and exported in
the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No
351/2000 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the
Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 February 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 45, 17.2.2000, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 51, 24.2.2000, p. 5.

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to the Commission Regulation of 29 February 2000 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in its unaltered state

ANNEX

Product code

1701 11 90 9100
1701 11 90 9910
1701 11 90 9950
1701 12 90 9100
1701 12 90 9910
1701 12 90 9950

Amount of refund

— EUR/100 kg —

43,23
43,22

43,23
43,22

(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)

1701 91 00 9000

0,4699

— EUR/1 % of sucrose × 100 kg —

1701 99 10 9100
1701 99 10 9910
1701 99 10 9950

— EUR/100 kg —

46,99
49,20
46,99

1701 99 90 9100

0,4699

— EUR/1 % of sucrose × 100 kg —

(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %;

if the yield is other than 92 %,
the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 19
(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999.

(2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26. 9.
1985, p. 12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3251/85 (OJ L 309, 21. 11. 1985,
p. 14).