do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2009/00 by Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) to the Commission. Siphoning off of European social fund resources in Catalonia.
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Catalonia, European Social Fund, fraud

26.1.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 26 E/171

(2001/C 26 E/217)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1810/00

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

Subject: The provision of public toilets throughout the EU

(8 June 2000)

Throughout the EU, there are varying standards as regards the provision of public toilets. Does the
Commission share my view that members of the public should not be obliged to purchase food and drink
in an establishment in order to use its toilets?

Will the Commission please advise me whether there are any proposals to make it a requirement of EU
Member States to provide an adequate number of public toilets, in which a high standard of cleanliness
should be maintained?

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(22 June 2000)

The matter to which reference is made does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Community.

(2001/C 26 E/218)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1822/00

by Jean-Claude Fruteau (PSE) to the Commission

(7 June 2000)

Subject: Follow-up to the Lisbon European Council decision on the outermost regions

The Lisbon European Council called on the Commission to submit, as soon as possible, proposals for the
implementation of the Commission(cid:146)s report with regard to Article 299(2) of the Treaty.

Could the Commission present its intended timetable for doing so?

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(27 June 2000)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the replies it gave to Oral Questions H-0413/00
by Mr Costa Neves and H-0440/00 by Mr Casaca during question time at Parliament(cid:146)s Mai 2000 (1) and
Juni 2000 (2) part session.

(1) Debates of the Parliament (Mai 2000).
(2) Debates of the Parliament (June 2000).

(2001/C 26 E/219)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2009/00

by Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) to the Commission

(16 June 2000)

Subject: Siphoning off of European social fund resources in Catalonia

In recent months there has been a resurgence of reports concerning the siphoning off of a significant
proportion of the funding allocated to employment programmes in Catalonia which are co-financed by the
European social fund.

What action has the Commission taken in response to these reports, of which it must surely be aware?

C 26 E/172

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

26.1.2001

Answer given by Mrs Schreyer on behalf of the Commission

(22 June 2000)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to his Written Question E-1071/00 (1).

(1) See page 151.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (COM(1999) 517 — C5-0317/1999 — 1999/0207(CNS))
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, aid system, aid to agriculture, management information system

C 67/326

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

1.3.2001

Friday 16 June 2000

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 4)
ARTICLE 1(7a) (new)
Article 11(2), first indent (Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92)

7a. In Article 11(2) the first indent is deleted.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 establishing an integrated administration and control system for
certain Community aid schemes (COM(1999) 517 * C5-0317/1999 * 1999/0207(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:20) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 517) (1),

(cid:20) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0317/1999),

(cid:20) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:20) having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee

on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0137/2000),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the

2.
EC Treaty;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia-

3.
ment;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

4.
approved by Parliament;

5.

6.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 89 E, 28.3.2000, p. 8.

4. Cohesion Fund (1998)

A5-0140/2000

European Parliament resolution on the Commission’s Annual Report 1998 on the Cohesion Fund
(COM(1999) 483 * C5-0326/1999 * 1999/2212(COS))

The European Parliament,

(cid:20) having regard to the Commission’s Annual Report (COM(1999) 483 (cid:20) C5-0326/1999),

(cid:20) having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 of 16 May 1994 establishing the Cohesion

Fund (1),

(1) OJ L 130, 25.5.1994, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1904/00 by Nirj Deva (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EC Phare programme tender li 9701.01.04.02.
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czechia, EU programme, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, economic reconstruction, invitation to tender

C 46 E/216

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

13.2.2001

Answer given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission

(7 July 2000)

The Commission would refer
Mr Manisco (1)

(1) OJ C 26 E, 26.1.2001, p. 144.

the Honourable Member

to its answer

to written E-1020/00 by

(2001/C 46 E/260)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1904/00

by Nirj Deva (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(16 June 2000)

Subject: EC Phare programme tender li 9701.01.04.02

Understanding that bids for contracts under this programme can only be accepted for full lots and that all
the equipment must be of EC or Phare programme country of origin, can the Commission please advise
who won the contracts under this tender, lot by lot, and what equipment (make and model) was included
in the successful bids?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(3 July 2000)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(2001/C 46 E/261)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2011/00

by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(21 June 2000)

Subject: Tax payable on entering Greek waters

in the 21/2000 edition of

According to a report
the Greek
Government is introducing a tax on foreigners, including EU citizens, entering Greek waters in private
yachts, a tax which does not exist anywhere else in Europe. For example, yachts longer than 7 metres must
pay a special tax amounting to the equivalent of DEM 12 per metre. Anyone wanting to cruise Greek
waters for longer than 30 days must pay a second levy of the same amount.

the German magazine (cid:145)Der Spiegel(cid:146),

The Commission:

(cid:129) does it feel that this new Greek entry tax is in conformity with EU law?

(cid:129) does this [Greek] legislation breach [Community] legislation prohibiting discrimination?

(cid:129) what measures does the Commission intend to take to against this legislation before the summer

holiday season starts?
Commission Decision No 1273/2000/ECSC of 16 June 2000 amending Decision No 1566/86/ECSC on iron and steel statistics
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU production, iron, statistics, steel

L 144/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.6.2000

COMMISSION DECISION No 1273/2000/ECSC

of 16 June 2000

amending Decision No 1566/86/ECSC on iron and steel statistics

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and
Steel Community, and in particular Article 47 thereof,

(5)

Whereas:

rials and solid fuel
dispensed with for Community policy purposes.

in iron and steel works can be

Commission Decision No 1566/86 ECSC (1) was modi-
fied by Decisions No 4104/88/ECSC (2), No 3938/89/
ECSC (3), No 3731/91/ECSC (4)
and No 3641/92/
ECSC (5),

The evolution in the iron steel industry requires a peri-
odic adaptation of statistics collection.

Compulsory requests for statistical
information at the
Community level which impose a workload on enter-
prises and statistical agencies must be restricted to what
is needed to achieve Community policy aims.

The Commission's policy requirements for statistics on
the steel industry in the final years of the Treaty require
less detail than was previously needed.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Questionnaires 2-53 and 2-55 in the Annex to Decision
No 1566/86/ECSC are deleted.

Article 2

Information on consumption of alloying elements in
steel works, on receipts and stocks of certain raw mate-

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 June 2000.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 141, 28.5.1986, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 365, 30.12.1988, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 381, 29.12.1989, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 359, 30.12.1991, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 376, 22.12.1992, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2000 of 16 June 2000 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, butter, purchase

17.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 144/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1276/2000

of 16 June 2000

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1040/2000 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as
in butter and
regards
cream (3)
for opening or
suspending the buying-in of butter by invitation to
tender in the Member States.

intervention on the market

lays down the

criteria

(EC) No

Regulation

1131/2000 (4)
Commission
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member
States establishes the list of Member States in which
intervention is suspended. As a result of the market
prices communicated by the United Kingdom interven-
tion must no longer be suspended in this country and

the list of Member States established by Regulation (EC)
No 1131/2000 adjusted accordingly.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby
suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Luxem-
bourg, the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden.

Regulation (EC) No 1131/2000 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2000.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 16 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 118, 19.5.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 127, 27.5.2000, p. 41.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1269/2000 of 16 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: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Europe, award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

17.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 144/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1269/2000

of 16 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 9 to 15 June 2000 at 202,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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.
Council Common Position of 16 June 2000 repealing Common Position 98/633/CFSP on the Process on stability and good-neighbourliness in South-East Europe
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, company constituted under civil law, cooperation policy, diplomatic profession, non-governmental organisation, peacekeeping

17.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 144/35

(Acts adopted pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION

of 16 June 2000

repealing Common Position 98/633/CFSP on the Process on stability and good-neighbourliness in
South-East Europe

(2000/387/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in partic-
ular Article 15 thereof,

Article 1

Whereas:

Common Position 98/633/CFSP is hereby repealed.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

On 9 November 1998, the Council defined Common
Position 98/633/CFSP (1) which aims at consolidating
for the Royaumont Process on
the Union's support
stability and good-neighbourliness in South-East Europe.

On 10 June 1999, the Foreign Ministers of the Member
States of the European Union and the Commission of
together with the other
the European Communities,
participants in the Stability Pact for South-East Europe
agreed to establish a Stability Pact for South-East Europe.

The objectives of the Royaumont Process are contained
within the scope of working table 1 on democratisation
and human rights of the Stability Pact.

The activities heretofore carried out under the Royau-
mont Process have therefore been integrated into that
working table.

Common Position 98/633/CFSP should therefore be
repealed,

Article 2

This Common Position shall take effect on the date of its
adoption.

Article 3

This Common Position shall be published in the Official
Journal.

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2000.

For the Council

The President

L. CAPOULAS SANTOS

(1) OJ L 302, 12.11.1998, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2000 of 16 June 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

17.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 144/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1265/2000

of 16 June 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 17 June 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 June 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

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17.6.2000

to the Commission Regulation of 16 June 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 90 70

0805 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999
052
628
999
052
999
388
528
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999
052
999
052
064
068
400
999

64,9
64,9
85,5
130,8
108,2
68,0
68,0
56,5
63,8
60,1
81,9
98,9
89,8
85,3
88,8
92,1
87,1
62,5
73,4
84,4
266,9
266,9
290,2
193,3
128,1
358,6
242,6

(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 1267/2000 of 16 June 2000 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2176/1999
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

17.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 144/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1267/2000

of 16 June 2000

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2176/1999

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
2176/1999 (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 long grain rice
falling within CN code 1006 30 67 to be exported to certain
third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2176/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of
the
submitted from 9 to 15 June 2000 at
295,00 EUR/t.

tenders

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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. 4.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.