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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1226/2000 of 9 June 2000 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2000-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, product quality, tariff quota

L 139/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1226/2000

of 9 June 2000

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(3)

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 134/1999 (2),

Whereas:

special terms for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June
2000 at 11 500 t.

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal originating in and imported from the United States
of America and Canada which may be imported on

All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 June 2000 for
high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to
in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in
full.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 June 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 22.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1855/00 by Nicholas Clegg (ELDR) to the Commission. Differential pricing by airlines.
Date: 2000-06-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: air freight rate, discriminatory price, intra-EU trade

C 72 E/134

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

6.3.2001

(2001/C 72 E/168)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1855/00

by Nicholas Clegg (ELDR) to the Commission

(9 June 2000)

Subject: Differential pricing by airlines

It has been reported that it is cheaper to fly from some EU Member States via Heathrow to the US than it
is to fly simply from Heathrow to the US, on the same airline.

Differential pricing usually applies to ticket prices on the different legs of a return journey. This, however,
is an instance of differential pricing on the same one-way route.

Does the Commission regard this as an acceptable use of differential pricing? If not, what action does it
propose to take?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(20 July 2000)

The Commission takes the view that London-New York is a different market than, for example, Brussels-
New York and that companies are therefore justified in pricing tickets for these two destinations differently
even if a Brussels-New York flight goes via Heathrow. In general direct flights from all Community airports
to the United States are more expensive than indirect flights. There may be an infringement of the
competition rules, however, if airlines restrict the possibility for consumers in London to buy and use
cheaper tickets from departure points elsewhere in the Community, particularly if such restrictions are
based on an agreement or concerted practice between a number of airlines. The Commission is currently
considering whether any action is required on this issue.

(2001/C 72 E/169)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1856/00

by Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) and Alonso Puerta (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Languages used for Commission press releases

(9 June 2000)

What is the Commission(cid:146)s linguistic policy and usage with regard to the media?

Is it true that press releases issued after Commission meetings are in French and English only?

In the last five years, have there been any protests from any Member State government in this connection,
or any proposals that this policy should be changed?

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(12 July 2000)

The majority of Commission press releases are available in all eleven Community languages. However, for
practical reasons connected with the time taken for translation and in agreement with the accredited press
represented in the International Press Association (IPA), most press releases are issued only in French and
English (and/or German) at the regular midday press conference. In the case of press releases about
Commission meetings, the other languages are available electronically on the Internet within a very short
time (the Rapid database).
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1776/00 by Ioannis Souladakis (PSE) to the Council. Substandard European Union publications.
Date: 2000-06-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Council of the European Union, EU aid, EU publication, European Community, Greece, development aid, image, powers of the institutions (EU), product quality, road building

6.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 72 E/117

(2001/C 72 E/146)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1776/00

by Ioannis Souladakis (PSE) to the Council

(9 June 2000)

Subject: Substandard European Union publications

An article headlined (cid:145)Full funding for(cid:146)Quick Start Package(cid:145)in South East Europe(cid:146) published in European
Union Newsletter No. 9 (Sarajevo, April 2000 (cid:129) Delegation of the European Commission in Bosnia and
Herzegovina) makes no reference whatsoever to the Egnatia Highway, an EU-funded development project
which will be highly instrumental
in bringing the Balkan peninsula out of its isolation and under-
development. The map accompanying the article shows the ports of Thessaloniki and Alexandropoulos
together with their planned links to the rest of the European network but fails, bizarrely, to show the
Egnatia Highway.

Is the Council aware that by publishing such unsatisfactory and absurd reports, its departments responsible
for the promotion of EU projects, which further development inside and outside the Union, are essentially
undermining the significance of those very projects and the impression they make on European public
opinion?

What measures will the Council take to monitor the officials responsible for the above omission to ensure
that there is no repetition of such blunders in the future?

Reply

(28 September 2000)

As the Honourable Member has indicated, the publication to which he draws the Council(cid:146)s attention was
published by the European Commission.

While the Council regrets any errors that may slip into publications by European Union institutions and
bodies, it cannot adopt a position on a publication of which it is not the author.

In the case in point the question ought to have been put to the Commission.

(2001/C 72 E/147)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1782/00

by Eryl McNally (PSE) to the Commission

(8 June 2000)

Subject: Council of European Energy Regulators

The Council of European Energy Regulators was recently created. It is their role to meet for the sharing of
information and views, and they contribute to the proper development of the European electricity and gas
sectors.

It is important, however, that they also make a contribution to discussions on:

(cid:129) price discrimination

(cid:129) electronic red-lining

(cid:129) energy efficiency, energy savings

(cid:129) development of renewable energy sources

(cid:129) quality of services
2000/406/EC: Commission Decision of 9 June 2000 approving the programme of new olive tree planting in Portugal (notified under document number C(2000) 1576) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
Date: 2000-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, oleaginous plant, olive oil, plantation, production aid, tree

27.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 154/33

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 June 2000

approving the programme of new olive tree planting in Portugal

(notified under document number C(2000) 1576)

(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)

(2000/406/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

The Portuguese national programme of new plantings
forwarded on 13 April 2000 by the Portuguese authori-
ties to the Commission for approval contains the infor-
mation specified in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 2366/98. The programme covers the whole area
provided
(EC)
for
No 1638/98.

in Article 4 of Regulation

(4)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Oils and Fats,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Portuguese national programme for new planting of
30 000 hectares of olive groves provided for in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.

Done at Brussels, 9 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 of 20
July 1998 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the estab-
lishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and
fats (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 of
30 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the appliction
of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/99,
1999/2000 and 2000/01 marketing years (2), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1273/1999 (3), and in particular Article
4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 provides that
no aid under the common organisation of the market in
oils and fats in force from 1 November 2001 may be
paid to olive growers in respect of additional olive trees
and the relevant areas planted after 1 May 1998 and
those not covered by a cultivation declaration at a date
to be determined. However, pursuant
to the same
Article, additional olive trees planted in connection with
the conversion of old olive plantations and new plant-
ings on areas covered by programmes approved by the
Commission may be taken into account within certain
limits to be determined.

(2)

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 provides for a
programme to be approved by the Commission covering
30 000 hectares in Portugal.

(1) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.
(2) OJ L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 50.
(3) OJ L 151, 18.6.1999, p. 12.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1224/2000 of 9 June 2000 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2180/1999
Date: 2000-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

L 139/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1224/2000

of 9 June 2000

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third
countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2180/1999

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2180/
1999 (3);

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95 (5),
in accordance with
allows the Commission to decide,
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted,
to make no award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 submitted from 2 to 8
June 2000 in response to the invitation to tender for the export
refund on wholly milled round grain A rice to certain third
countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2180/1999.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 June 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 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. 16.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/2000 of 9 June 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: 2000-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Europe, award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

L 139/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1222/2000

of 9 June 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
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
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 European third
countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 2178/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders submitted from 2 to 8 June 2000 at 202,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 June 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 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.