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Council Regulation (EC) No 1336/2000 of 19 June 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco
Date: 2000-06-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: common organisation of markets, guarantee threshold, tobacco

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1336/2000

of 19 June 2000

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 9(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 (3) assigns
production quotas to producers in proportion to the
average quantity delivered over the three years preceding
that of the most recent harvest.

Article 9(4) of that Regulation stipulates that, before the
final date for the conclusion of cultivation contracts,
Member States may be authorised to transfer parts of
their guarantee threshold allocations to other variety
groups, in accordance with paragraph 3. The words ‘in
accordance with paragraph 3’ were taken over from a
provision that preceded the adoption of the transfer
measure. The reference to paragraph 3 in paragraph 4
should therefore be deleted in view of the fact that
transfers cannot occur under paragraph 3 without
adversely affecting producers who, having already
received production quotas in proportion to the average
quantity delivered in the three years preceding the year
of
the most recent harvest, apply to cultivate other
varieties responding to market demand. Application of

the reference to paragraph 3 would mean in effect that
the quantities transferred would be assigned to the
producers in proportion to the average quantities deliv-
ered by them in the three years preceding the year of the
most recent harvest, without
the
acquired right of the producer applying for the transfer.

taking account of

(3)

The measure in question should apply from the 1999
harvest,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The first subparagraph of Article 9(4) of Regulation (EEC) No
2075/92 is hereby amended as follows:

‘Before the final date for the conclusion of cultivation
contracts, Member States may be authorised to transfer
parts of
their guarantee threshold allocations to other
variety groups.’

Article 2

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

It shall apply from the 1999 harvest.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 19 June 2000.

For the Council

The President

L. CAPOULAS SANTOS

(1) OJ C 108, 7.4.1998, p. 87.
(2) Opinion delivered on 15 March 2000 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 660/1999 (OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 10).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1280/2000 of 19 June 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1280/2000

of 19 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,

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 20 June 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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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to the Commission Regulation of 19 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
524
528
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
624
720
804
999
052
999
052
064
068
400
999

64,9
64,9
78,4
130,8
104,6
64,4
64,4
55,7
77,2
74,6
69,2
85,7
73,7
89,8
75,8
85,1
92,1
88,2
78,7
62,5
77,5
80,9
264,2
264,2
285,7
193,3
115,9
358,6
238,4

(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 1285/2000 of 19 June 2000 fixing for the 2000/01 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for Williams and Rocha pears and the amount of production aid for Williams and Rocha pears in syrup and/or natural fruit juice
Date: 2000-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, fruit product, pip fruit, producer price, production aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1285/2000

of 19 June 2000

fixing for the 2000/01 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for Williams and
Rocha pears and the amount of production aid for Williams and Rocha pears in syrup and/or
natural fruit juice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in
processed fruit and vegetable products (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2701/1999 (2), and in particular Articles
3(3) and 4(9) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 of
19 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards
the system of production aid for products processed
from fruit and vegetables (3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1607/1999 (4), lays down the dates of the
marketing years.

The minimum price and the amount of the production
aid should be fixed for the 2000/01 marketing year for
Williams and Rocha pears in syrup and/or natural fruit
juice on the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 3
and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 respectively,
taking account of the guarantee threshold introduced by
Article 5 of that Regulation above which the aid is
reduced.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Veget-
ables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2000/01 marketing year:

(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 3 of Regulation
(EC) No 2201/96 shall be EUR 35,552 per 100 kg net
from the producer for Williams and Rocha pears intended
for the production of pears in syrup and/or natural fruit
juice;

(b) the production aid referred to in Article 4 of that Regula-
tion shall be EUR 11,348 per 100 kg net for pears in
syrup and/or natural fruit juice.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 15 July 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 78, 20.3.1997, p. 14.
(4) OJ L 190, 23.7.1999, p. 11.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-1978/00 by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Council. EU sanctions and Austria.
Date: 2000-06-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Austria, accession to the European Union, referendum, sanction (EU)

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level of these quotas, including the fixing of priorities and the financial conditions, are the
individual
responsibility of the Member States. Similarly, Community legislation now permits transfers of quotas with
or without land, partly to avoid speculation, according to rules to be drawn up by each Member State.

The Commission can communicate with regional bodies only via national official channels.

The Commission considers that the transparency of the market price for milk in Galicia depends, not on
an increase in the quotas, which would increase the regional surpluses which already weigh heavily on
prices, but on greater compliance by operators with existing rules and disposal of all their production
through trade channels.

From the point at which a Member State exceeds its overall quota, the super-levy is due proportionally
from all producers who contributed to the overshooting, but after any reallocation of quotas not used
elsewhere, and according to rules to be drawn up by the Member States. No derogation from this principle
can be considered without
jeopardising the whole quota system. Consequently, exempting certain
producers who have overshot from the super-levy is tantamount to imposing it on others, who have
respected their quota, which is impossible.

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999.

(2001/C 81 E/150)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1978/00

by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Council

(19 June 2000)

Subject: EU sanctions and Austria

Austria, a landlocked country in southern central Europe, is one of Europe(cid:146)s core countries by virtue of the
fact that it includes part of the eastern Alps and of the Danube region as well as through its proximity to
the Mediterranean. Because of its geopolitical situation it has always been at the crossroads of major
European cultural and economic areas. From the time of the border marchland and the rule of the
Babenbergs through the 600-year reign of the Habsburgs until the present-day republic, Austria has
continually been at the centre of European intellectual and cultural history and has helped shape Europe
decisively. The Austrian economy has intensive links with the EU, stronger than, for example, Sweden,
Finland or Switzerland. It is hardly surprising therefore that a large majority of the electorate voted in a
referendum on 12 June 1994 for accession to the Community.

Austria and its people have not deserved to be excluded either from bilateral relations (cid:129) as the superficial
argument goes (cid:129) or from European affairs (cid:129) as is the case de facto.

This being so, when will the Council give thought to Austria(cid:146)s significant services to the cause of Europe
and call a halt to the pointless policy of sanctions?

Reply

(10 October 2000)

The Council has not adopted a position on this matter and is, therefore, unable to reply to the Honourable
Member(cid:146)s question.
2000/403/EC: Council Decision of 19 June 2000 appointing a United Kingdom member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2000-06-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, appointment of staff

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 June 2000

appointing a United Kingdom member of the Committee of the Regions

(2000/403/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998 (1) appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions,

Whereas a seat for a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation
of Ms Linda Matthews, United Kingdom member, notified to the Council on 21 December 1999,

Having regard to the proposal from the United Kingdom Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr John Griffiths is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms Linda
Matthews for the remainder of her term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.

Done at Luxembourg, 19 June 2000.

For the Council

The President

L. CAPOULAS SANTOS

(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1478/2000 of 19 June 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro
Date: 2000-06-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, euro, exchange rate, monetary union, national currency

7.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1478/2000

of 19 June 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 on the conversion rates between the euro and the curren-
cies of the Member States adopting the euro

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 123(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(4)

Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),

January 2001 (5) Greece now fulfils the necessary condi-
tions, and the derogation of Greece should be abrogated
with effect from 1 january 2001.

The introduction of the euro in Greece requires the
adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and
the drachma,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December
1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the
currencies of the Member States adopting the euro (2)
determines the conversion rates as from 1 January 1999
pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3
May 1998 on the introduction of the euro (3).

Council Decision 98/317/EC of 3 May 1998 in accord-
ance with Article 121(4) of the Treaty (4) stipulated that
Greece did not fulfil the necessary conditions for the
adoption of the single currency.

Pursuant to Council Decision 2000/427/EC of 19 June
2000 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on
the adoption by Greece of the single currency on 1

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the list of conversion rates in Article 1 of Regulation (EC)
No 2866/98, the following shall be inserted between the rates
of the German mark and the Spanish peseta:

‘= 340,750 Greek drachma.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Santa Maria da Feira, 19 June 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. PINA MOURA

(1) Opinion delivered on 16 June 2000 (not yet published in the Offi-

cial Journal).

(2) OJ L 359, 31.12.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 30.

(5) See page 19 of this Official Journal.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1284/2000 of 19 June 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 966/2000 on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of common wheat held by the French intervention agency
Date: 2000-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, award of contract, common wheat, intervention agency, single market

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1284/2000

of 19 June 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 966/2000 on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the
resale on the internal market of common wheat held by the French intervention agency

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), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(3)

(4)

The last partial invitation to tender pursuant to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 966/2000 should be post-
poned.

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

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 39/1999 (4), lays down
the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals
held by the intervention agencies.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 966/2000 (5),
as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1120/2000 (6), opened
a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the
internal market of 159 032 tonnes of common wheat
held by the French intervention agency.

Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 966/2000 is replaced by the
following:

The final date for the submission of tenders for the
invitation to tender shall expire on 30 June

‘1.
last partial
2000.’

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 19 June 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 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 64.
(5) OJ L 111, 9.5.2000, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 127, 27.5.2000, p. 4.