do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision extending Decision No 710/97/EC on a coordinated authorisation approach in the field of satellite personal communication services in the Community (COM(1999) 745 - C5-0019/2000 - 2000/0020(COD))
Date: 2000-03-02
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: approximation of laws, competition, radio telecommunications, satellite communications

4.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 346/73

TEXTS ADOPTED

Thursday 2 March 2000

1. Satellite personal communications ***I (procedure without report)

C5-0019/2000

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision extending Decision No 710/97/EC on a
coordinated authorisation approach in the field of satellite personal communication services in the
Community (COM(1999) 745 . C5-0019/2000 . 2000/0020(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The proposal was approved.

2. Common fisheries policy: collection and management of fisheries data *

A5-0038/2000

Proposal
and management of

for a Council regulation establishing a Community framework for the collection
the common fisheries policy

the fisheries data needed to conduct

(COM(1999) 541 . C5-0302/1999 . 1999/0218(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)
Article 3(1)

1. Member States shall establish multiannual datasets suitable
for scientific analysis which incorporate biological and economic
information and comprised of aggregated data. The methods used
shall be stable in time and standardised across the Community
and shall comply with relevant international provisions.

1. Member States shall establish multiannual aggregated
and science-based datasets which incorporate biological and
economic information. The methods used shall be stable in
time and standardised across the Community and shall comply
with relevant international provisions.

(Amendment 2)
Article 4(4), introduction and (a)

4.

needed to evaluate the economic state of the industry:

needed to evaluate the economic state of the industry,
4.
those being valid which have been obtained from studies
and samples which are sufficiently wide in view of the
objective pursued:

(a) as regards the fishing fleets:

(a) as regards the fishing fleets:

. the income from sales and other revenue (subsidies, interest

. the volume of sales,

received, etc.),

. the production costs,

. the production costs,

. data enabling the jobs at sea to be classified.

. data enabling the jobs at sea to be counted and clas-

sified.

(1) OJ C 376 E, 28.12.1999, p. 54.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 479/2000 of 2 March 2000 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/1999
Date: 2000-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, export, export refund, oats

3. 3. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 58/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 479/2000

of 2 March 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 25
February to 2 March 2000 in response to the invitation to
tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 1897/1999.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 467/2000 of 1 March 2000 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 29th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1489/1999
Date: 2000-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

2. 3. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 57/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 467/2000

of 1 March 2000

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 29th partial invitation to tender issued
within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1489/1999

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 second subpara-
graph of Article 18(5) thereof,

and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
response to the 29th partial
invitation to tender, the
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1489/1999 of 7 July
1999 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2),
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the
export of this sugar.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1489/
1999 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 29th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1489/1999 the maximum
amount of the export refund is fixed at EUR 52,418/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 172, 8.7.1999, p. 27.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 483/2000 of 2 March 2000 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/1999
Date: 2000-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, award of contract, common wheat, export refund

3. 3. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 58/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 483/2000

of 2 March 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 25 February to 2 March 2000,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
the maximum refund on exportation of
No 2010/1999,
common wheat shall be EUR 35,65/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 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 484/2000 of 2 March 2000 fixing the export refunds on malt
Date: 2000-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, malt

L 58/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 3. 2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 484/2000

of 2 March 2000

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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;

the refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors
referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (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 Regulation (EC)
No 2513/98 (4);

(3)

the refund applicable in the case of malts must be
calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals
in question;
required to manufacture the products

(4)

(5)

(6)

whereas the said quantities are laid down in Regulation
(EC) No 1501/95;

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;

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

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(1)(c) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 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.

3. 3. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 58/15

to the Commission Regulation of 2 March 2000 fixing the export refunds on malt

ANNEX

Product code

1107 10 19 9000

1107 10 99 9000

1107 20 00 9000

(EUR/t)

Refund

43,00

34,00

40,00
Commission Regulation (EC) No 482/2000 of 2 March 2000 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1707/1999
Date: 2000-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund, third country

L 58/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 3. 2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 482/2000

of 2 March 2000

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1707/1999

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 common wheat to all third countries was
opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1707/1999 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2011/1999 (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;
is awarded to any
whereas in that case a contract
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 25 February to 2 March 2000,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1707/1999,
the maximum refund on exportation of
common wheat shall be EUR 33,99/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 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. 55.
(6) OJ L 248, 21.9.1999, p. 23.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 476/2000 of 2 March 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

3. 3. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 58/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 476/2000

of 2 March 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,

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 3 March 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 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.

L 58/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 3. 2000

to the Commission Regulation of 2 March 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
204
388
400
404
508
512
528
720
728
999
388
400
512
528
720
999

85,2
160,7
122,9
112,3
76,9
150,2
113,1
201,2
201,2
90,1
45,5
127,8
87,8
89,7
36,2
41,2
38,1
53,6
51,8
29,0
92,3
60,6
114,7
82,6
150,2
87,9
89,3
96,6
96,0
101,8
62,6
91,1
97,3
81,8
107,5
90,7
89,0
64,3
86,7

(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-0569/00 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Council. Council secrecy.
Date: 2000-03-02
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Council of the European Union, transparency in decision-making

26.1.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 26 E/63

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(11 April 2000)

At the moment, the Commission is not able to cite the data requested by the Honourable Member.

However, following a mandate of the Council, the Commission is currently undertaking a study on the
effective level of company taxation in the Member States. This study will be finalised in the second half of
the current year. The report will contain information concerning the effective levels of corporate taxation
in the Member States. These rates will be compared to the statutory rates.

As far as other recent estimates are concerned, the Dutch government commissioned three studies in 1999
on the effective tax burden in the Community. These studies contain tables concerning the statutory rates
and the effective rates and are available through Internet at http://www.minfin.nl/,select British flag, select
(cid:145)tax competition in the European Union(cid:146).

(2001/C 26 E/077)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0569/00

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Council

(2 March 2000)

Subject: Council secrecy

Will the Council please name any other legislative body in any other state or legislative area, other than
itself, which meets in secret with the results that those affected by a decision are unable to know the
considerations that led to a decision, or which representatives on the legislature took which point of view?
If it agrees that the only two such legislatures are those of Cuba and North Korea, how does it justify its
practices being placed in the same category as two pariah states?

(2001/C 26 E/078)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0571/00

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Council

(2 March 2000)

Subject: Accountability

Does the Council agree that it is an essential part of the democratic process for those affected by decisions
to know how their representatives voted when such decisions were taken so that their electorates can hold
them to account?

(2001/C 26 E/079)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0572/00

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Council

(2 March 2000)

Subject: Transparency

How does the Council intend to implement the various commitments which it has given concerning EU
transparency, particularly with regard to its own decisions?