do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 684/2000 of 31 March 2000 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the sixth invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EEC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2000-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, cream, market intervention, purchase price

1.4.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 81/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 684/2000

of 31 March 2000

fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the sixth invitation to tender carried out under
the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EEC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

(2)

(3)

As a result of
buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.

the tenders received,

the maximum

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

Whereas:

(1)

Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2771/
1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/
1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter
and cream (2), provides that, in the light of the tenders
received for each invitation to tender, a maximum
buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the interven-
tion price applicable and that it may also be decided not
to proceed with the invitation to tender.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the sixth invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not
later than 28 March 2000, the maximum buying-in price is
fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 26/2000 of 31 March 2000 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2000-03-31
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: chemical salt, food contamination, food standard, human nutrition, leaf vegetable, toxic substance

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Official Journal of the European Communities

15.6.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 26/2000

of 31 March 2000

amending Annex II

(Technical regulations, standards,

testing and certification)

to the EEA

Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 4/2000 of 28
January 2000 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 864/1999 of 26 April 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 194/97
setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1566/1999 of 16 July 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 194/97
setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (3) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 54r (Commission Regulation (EC) No 194/97) in Chapter XII
of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 399 R 0864: Commission Regulation (EC) No 864/1999 of 26 April 1999 (OJ L 108, 27.4.1999,

p. 16)

— 399 R 1566: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1566/1999 of 16 July 1999 (OJ L 184, 17.7.1999,

p. 17).’

Article 2

The texts of Commission Regulations (EC) No 864/1999 and (EC) No 1566/1999 in the Icelandic and
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official
Journal of the European
Communities, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(2) OJ L 108, 27.4.1999, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 17.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 698/2000 of 31 March 2000 amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector
Date: 2000-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, import, representative price, sugar, sugar product

1.4.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 81/51

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 698/2000

of 31 March 2000

amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the
sugar sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(2)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13
September 1999 on the common organization of the markets
in the sugar sector (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of
23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the
import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98 (3), and in
particular the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article
3(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(EC) No 1441/1999 (4), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 540/2000 (5).

It follows from applying the general and detailed fixing
rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 to the
information known to the Commission that the repres-
entative prices and additional duties at present in force
should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex
hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The representative prices and additional duties on imports of
the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

(1)

The amounts of the representative prices and additional
duties applicable to the import of white sugar, raw sugar
and certain syrups are fixed by Commission Regulation

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 85, 20.3.1998, p. 5.

(4) OJ L 166, 1.7.1999, p. 77.
(5) OJ L 69, 14.3.2000, p. 20.

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1.4.2000

to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 2000 amending representative prices and the amounts of additional
duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 99

ANNEX

CN code

1701 11 10 (1)
1701 11 90 (1)
1701 12 10 (1)
1701 12 90 (1)
1701 91 00 (2)
1701 99 10 (2)
1701 99 90 (2)
1702 90 99 (3)

Amount of representative
prices per 100 kg net of
product concerned

Amount of additional duty
per 100 kg net
of product concerned

(EUR)

15,09
15,09
15,09
15,09
17,62
17,62
17,62
0,18

9,08
15,38
8,85
14,87
18,07
12,62
12,62
0,46

(1) For the standard quality as defined in Article 1 of amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 431/68 (OJ L 89, 10.4.1968, p. 3).

(2) For the standard quality as defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/72 (OJ L 94, 21.4.1972, p. 1).

(3) By 1 % sucrose content.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 36/2000 of 31 March 2000 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
Date: 2000-03-31
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: action programme, apprenticeship, vocational training

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

15.6.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 36/2000

of 31 March 2000

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 172/1999
of 26 November 1999 (1).

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include the
promotion of European pathways in work-linked training,
including apprenticeship (Council
Decision 1999/51/EC (2)).

Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended
cooperation to take place from 1 January 2000,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 4(2c) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The word ‘programme’

in the introductory sentence shall be replaced by ‘programmes’.

2. The following indent shall be added:

‘— 399 D 0051: Council Decision 1999/51/EC of 21 December 1998 on the promotion of European

pathways in work-linked training,

including apprenticeship (OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 45).’

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

It shall apply from 1 January 2000.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(2) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 45.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 32/2000 of 31 March 2000 amending Annex X (Audiovisual Services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2000-03-31
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EFTA countries, advertising, alcohol, consumer protection, television

15.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 141/57

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 32/2000

of 31 March 2000

amending Annex X (Audiovisual Services) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The review conducted by the Joint Committee according to adaptation (b) to Council Directive
89/552/EEC (1) in Annex X to the Agreement has concluded that the exception provided for therein
should be continued with a more limited scope.

(2)

The Contracting Parties are to carry out a new review in 2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The content of adaptation (b) to Council Directive 89/552/EEC in Annex X to the Agreement shall be
replaced by the following:

‘The EFTA States shall be free to compel cable companies operating on their territories to scramble or
otherwise obscure spot advertisements for alcoholic beverages in programmes of television broadcasters
whose main audience is in an EEA-EFTA State. For the purpose of assessing whether a particular
programme or spot advertisement falls within the scope of this adaptation, importance shall be attached
to the following factors,

inter alia:

— whether the broadcast is, de facto, primarily received in one of the EEA-EFTA States,

— whether the goods or services advertised are available in the country of reception,

— whether the language of the country in which the broadcasts are received is used in the programmes

or advertisements,

— whether points of sale in the country of reception are referred to or mentioned in the advertise-

ments,

— whether the prices are quoted in the currency of the country of reception.

The scrambling or otherwise obscuring of spot advertisements shall not have the effect of restricting the
retransmission of parts of television programmes other than advertising spots for alcoholic beverages.

The Contracting Parties shall

jointly review this exception in 2003.’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 298, 17.10.1989, p. 23.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO
Commission Regulation (EC) No 693/2000 of 31 March 2000 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: 2000-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Europe, award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

L 81/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1.4.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 693/2000

of 31 March 2000

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 2072/98 (2), and
in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
the
in the maximum export refund being fixed at
amount specified in Article 1.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
2178/1999 (3).

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 refund. In fixing this maximum, the
criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum export refund.

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
from 24 to 30 March 2000 at
180,00 EUR/t.

submitted

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.

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. 10.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0982/00 by Hartmut Nassauer (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Political developments in the law on property of individual applicant countries.
Date: 2000-03-31
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Czechia, Poland, application of EU law, discrimination on the basis of nationality, indemnification, ownership, privatisation

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EN

6.3.2001

(2001/C 72 E/013)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0980/00

by Hartmut Nassauer (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(31 March 2000)

Subject: Discriminatory provisions in the law on property of a number of applicant countries

On their accession to the European Union the current applicant countries will have a law on property
which corresponds
to the acquis communautaire. Accordingly, any discriminatory provisions (cid:129)
in particular in respect of restitution and privatisation (cid:129) must be regarded as an infringement of
Community law.

Hitherto the Commission has not expressed an opinion on the question of the lawfulness of legislation on
privatisation, compensation and restitution in countries seeking membership of the European Union. Does
the Commission share the views that if it were to publish a white paper on these issues, which affect
almost all the candidate countries, this could make for greater legal certainty?

(2001/C 72 E/014)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0981/00

by Hartmut Nassauer (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(31 March 2000)

Subject: Discriminatory provisions in the law of property of the Czech Republic

Is it true that, on a recent visit to the Czech Republic, Mr Verheugen, member of the Commission
responsible for enlargement, said that the Commission would ensure that the continued existence of
certain laws and decrees dating from 1945 and 1946 in the Czech Republic does not have a
discriminatory effect in any current or future cases, in particular in the area of restitution?

(2001/C 72 E/015)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0982/00

by Hartmut Nassauer (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(31 March 2000)

Subject: Political developments in the law on property of individual applicant countries

Does the Commission believe that the law on the restitution of expropriated property currently valid in the
Czech Republic and the draft law on reprivatisation recently adopted by the Polish government are
compatible with Community legislation, in particular with regard to the exclusion clauses, notably the
provisions on citizenship?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-0980/00, E-0981/00 and E-0982/00
given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission

(15 May 2000)

The EC Treaty states that it shall in no way prejudice the rules in the Member States governing the system
of property ownership (Article 295 (cid:129) ex Article 222). The Commission thus has no competence for
intervening in questions relating to restitution of property in a current or future Member State.

For this reason, the Commission does not foresee publishing a white book on this matter.

For the reasons mentioned above, it is not for the Commission to take a position on the specific cases
raised by the Honourable Member.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 694/2000 of 31 March 2000 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: 2000-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

1.4.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 81/45

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 694/2000

of 31 March 2000

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,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
the
in the maximum export refund being fixed at
amount specified in Article 1.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
2179/1999 (3).

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 refund. In fixing this maximum, the
criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum export refund.

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
from 24 to 30 March 2000 at
160,00 EUR/t.

submitted

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.

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.