do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2024/00 by Charles Tannock (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Fishing grounds.
Date: 2000-06-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU statistics, United Kingdom, competence of the Member States, fishing area, fishing statistics, quantity of fish landed

20.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 89 E/131

programme as part of the second Community Support Framework. Responsibility for obtaining library
books lies with the implementing bodies designated by the Ministry of Education which are required to
make payment to the publishers on receipt of the books.

Although the publishers have supplied the books, having had thousands of copies printed at great expense,
they have not received payment, causing them major financial problems. Does the Commission know the
reasons for the delays in payment and, if so, how does it intend to resolve the problem?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(18 September 2000)

As the Commission was not aware of the problem raised by the Honourable Member, it requested specific
information from the Greek Ministry of Education, which is responsible for the implementation of the
above-mentioned operational programme. According to the information received, the delay in payments to
the publishers is mainly due to the fact that, in line with the contracts between the implementing bodies
and the publishers, payments can be made only after completion of the delivery of the books and of
relevant checks, which is a time-consuming procedure.

Advance payments of more than 50 % have already been transferred to the implementing bodies. Payments
for checked deliveries of books are made normally according to the procedures in place. Some delays still
persist at the level of a small number of implementing bodies. The Commission has been given assurances
that every effort will be made by the Ministry of Education so that the problem be resolved as quickly as
possible.

(2001/C 89 E/143)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2024/00

by Charles Tannock (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(21 June 2000)

Subject: Fishing grounds

Can the Commission indicate what percentage of the Community(cid:146)s fishing grounds are British assuming:

(a) a 12-mile limit and

(b) a 200-mile limit, and what percentage of the fish landed in the last annual period for which figures

are available was landed by British-registered boats as measured either by value or weight?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(27 July 2000)

The Commission is unable to provide an indication of the percentage of the Community(cid:146)s fishing grounds
that are British as the delimitation of exclusive economic zones is a matter of Member State competence.
The common fisheries policy is concerned with the management of fish stocks over the entire area in
which they occur, which is quite unrelated to areas of national jurisdiction.

As far as fish landings are concerned, British registered boats accounted for 13,03 % of total landings by
Community vessels in 1997 by value and 13,16 % of landings by weight.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1975/00 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. The milk industry in Galicia.
Date: 2000-06-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU aid, Galicia, dairy industry

20.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 89 E/121

Furthermore a Directive establishing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial
or ethnic origin was agreed by the Council on 6 June 2000 and formally adopted on 29 June 2000/
43/EC) (1). In order to complement Community legislation prohibiting discrimination on the grounds
mentioned in Article 13 of the EC Treaty, the Commission presented, in November 1999, a proposal to
establish a Community action programme (2). The main objectives of this are to improve knowledge of the
phenomenon of discrimination, promote awareness raising and increase capacity building on the fight
against discrimination.

(1) OJ L 180, 19.7.2000.
(2) Not yet published.

(2001/C 89 E/131)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1975/00

by Camilo Nogueira RomÆn (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(21 June 2000)

Subject: The milk industry in Galicia

Has the Commission reached any agreement with the Galician Government to develop the industrial milk
sector in Galicia, given that at present only 14 % of Galician milk production is processed, despite the fact
that accounts for 35 % of all Spanish milk production and given that existing Galician companies are being
steadily taken over by foreign companies, as in the recent instance of the purchase of Leite Celta by the US
firm Suiza Foods?

(2001/C 89 E/132)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1977/00

by Camilo Nogueira RomÆn (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

Subject: Agricultural production model for regions like Galicia

(21 June 2000)

Does the Commission intend to promote a rural development model for regions with a farming sector
based on livestock, like Galicia, embracing specific concrete measures such as making it easier to buy and
sell land, setting up a land bank and banning the afforestation of agricultural land?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-1975/00 and E-1977/00
given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(27 July 2000)

The common organisation of the market in milk and milk products contains no provision for any kind of
agreement with regional authorities in the Member States to develop local dairy industries.

However, the forthcoming operational programme for regional development in Galicia will include, in the
section on agriculture and rural development, possible measures to support and strengthen the structure of
the milk and cattle sector and its downstream industries (dairy and meat enterprises).
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2022/00 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Transfer of Greek national from an Egyptian to a Greek prison.
Date: 2000-06-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Egypt, Greece, common foreign and security policy, competence of the Member States, transfer of prisoners

C 103 E/48

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

3.4.2001

The disagreement with these findings expressed by ARGE-PhAM in their complaint is therefore in no way
supported by the German authorities.

The Commission nevertheless further analysed the complaint made by ARGE-PhAM but could not identify
any new aspects additional to the elements discussed already in 1998 and 1999. In particular, there was
no evidence that a more formal internal inquiry would lead to new facts or findings.

Since, as pointed out above, the Commission had originally been requested by the BMUR to provide
assistance and expertise, there was no intention nor any reason from the Commission(cid:146)s side to initiate an
internal inquiry.

Finally, the Commission would remark that the relevant internal Commission procedures apply to all
Commission services. There are no internal Euratom procedures for investigating alleged shortcomings
specifically relating to Euratom safeguards.

(2001/C 103 E/050)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2022/00

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(21 June 2000)

Subject: Transfer of Greek national from an Egyptian to a Greek prison

Mr Georgios Lembidakis, who has since 1984 been serving a life sentence to hard labour in Egypt for a
drugs related offence, has, since 1988, been seeking a transfer to serve the remainder of his sentence in
Greece, with the assistance of the Greek Ministers of the Interior, Foreign Affairs and Justice, in accordance
with the Intergovernmental Agreement of 22 December 1986 between Greece and the Arab Republic of
Egypt concerning the transfer of convicts.

In the past, Member State nationals of the European Union (such as Otto Kraling and Gunter Leonhardt
from Germany, Roland Devaux from France and Paul Collet and Maureen Plesehet from the United
Kingdom) convicted for the same offence as Mr Lembidakis were allowed by Egypt to return to their
respective countries to serve the remainder of their sentences.

In the light of Community legislation in general and relations between Europe and the Mediterranean
countries, in this case Egypt, does the Commission believe that it can help to bring about the transfer of
Georgios Lembidakis from Egypt to Greece to serve the remainder of his sentence?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(25 July 2000)

The Commission notes the efforts being made to arrange for Mr Lempidakis to be transferred to a prison
in Greece from Egypt. Such arrangements are normally covered by bilateral agreements such as that
concluded between Greece and Egypt in 1986. There is, unfortunately, no provision under existing
agreements between Egypt and the Union, either bilateral or within the context of the Barcelona Process,
that would be relevant to this case.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1315/2000 of 21 June 2000 amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector
Date: 2000-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, import, representative price, sugar, sugar product

L 148/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1315/2000

of 21 June 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 organisation 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 1290/2000 (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 22 June 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 21 June 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 145, 20.6.2000, p. 23.

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to the Commission Regulation of 21 June 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)

22,30
22,30
22,30
22,30
23,49
23,49
23,49
0,23

5,15
10,38
4,96
9,95
13,96
8,97
8,97
0,41

(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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1299/2000 of 21 June 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

22.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 148/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1299/2000

of 21 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 22 June 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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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22.6.2000

to the Commission Regulation of 21 June 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

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
628
999
052
999
388
524
528
999
388
400
404
508
512
528
624
804
999
052
999
052
064
068
400
999

79,6
136,6
108,1
62,1
62,1
57,3
71,9
56,4
61,9
79,7
80,3
89,8
84,8
84,4
86,5
78,7
80,7
83,1
240,0
240,0
301,6
193,3
207,6
407,3
277,4

(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’.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and the State of Israel
Date: 2000-06-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, European Association Agreement, Israel

L 147/172

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.6.2000

Information relating to the entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an
association between the European Communities and the State of Israel

The exchange of Instruments of notification of completion of the procedures necessary for the entry
into force of
the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European
Communities, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 20 November
1995, having taken place on 19 April 2000, that Agreement consequently entered into force on 1 June
2000 in accordance with Article 85 thereof.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/2000 of 21 June 2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes
Date: 2000-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, aid system, aid to agriculture, area of holding, set-aside

L 148/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1312/2000

of 21 June 2000

derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the inte-
grated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27
November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and
control system for certain Community aid schemes (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1036/1999 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 12 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The exceptional weather situation in certain regions of
Spain, Portugal and Austria from autumn 1999 to
spring 2000, means that it is no longer economically
viable for a large number of producers in those regions
to sow seeds. Such a situation is likely to lead to the
producers affected suffering a major loss of income from
their farms,

including area payments.

to relieve the situation of

In order
the producers
concerned, exceptional provision should be made for the
2000/2001 marketing year allowing amendments to be
made to areas declared as set aside.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding Article 4(2)(a) of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3887/92 (3),
‘area’ aid applications submitted in
respect of the 2000/2001 marketing year in the regions of
the Canary
Spain other than Galicia,
Islands, Cantabria and Asturias, in the regions of continental
Portugal and in the regions of Austria laid down in the Annex
may be amended by withdrawing areas declared as being
‘arable crops’ and adding them to the set-aside areas, provided
that the areas in question have actually been out of production
since 15 January 2000.

the Basque Country,

Amendment declarations shall be submitted to the competent
authority no later than 30 June 2000.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following its publication 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, 21 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 127, 11.5.1999, p. 4.

(3) OJ L 392, 31.12.1992, p. 36.

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ANNEX

ÖSTERREICH

Niederösterreich (gesamtes Landesgebiet)

Burgenland (gesamtes Landesgebiet)

Steiermark (gesamtes Landesgebiet)

Oberösterreich (gesamtes Landesgebiet)

Salzburg (Bezirk Salzburg Land)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1311/2000 of 21 June 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the individual limits, national reserves and transfer of rights provided for in Articles 5a to 5c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat
Date: 2000-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural guidance, aid system, goatmeat, sheepmeat

22.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 148/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1311/2000

of 21 June 2000

amending Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the
individual limits, national reserves and transfer of rights provided for in Articles 5a to 5c of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and
goatmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(3)

(EEC) No 3567/92 should therefore be amended accord-
ingly.

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3
November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in
sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), and in particular Article 6(4)(b)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 of 10
December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the
application of the individual limits, national reserves and
transfer of rights provided for in Articles 5a to 5c of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 on the common
organisation of
in sheepmeat and goat-
meat (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1235/
98 (3), provides for certain rules with respect to the
transfer and temporary leasing of premium rights.

the market

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 is replaced by the
following text:

‘1. Member States may lay down, on the basis of their
production structures, a minimum number of premium
rights which may be the subject of a partial transfer not
involving the transfer of a holding. This minimum may not
exceed 10 premium rights.’

Article 2

(2)

In order to simplify the administrative work Member
States should be permitted to fix a minimum number of
rights, which may be transferred or leased. Regulation

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following that of its publication 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, 21 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 362, 11.12.1992, p. 41.
(3) OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 4.