do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1382/2000 of 28 June 2000 determining the allocation of export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the Dominican Republic under the quota referred to in Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999
Date: 2000-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Dominican Republic, export licence, export refund, milk product

L 156/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

29.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1382/2000

of 28 June 2000

determining the allocation of export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the
Dominican Republic under the quota referred to in Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of
26 January 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export
licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk
products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1596/
1999 (4), and in particular Article 20a(11) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1158/2000 (5) opens
the procedure for allocating export licences for certain
milk products to be exported to the Dominican Republic
from 1 July 2000 under a quota opened for that
country.

Applications submitted for the products referred to in
Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 cover
quantities greater than those available. As a result, allo-

cation coefficients should be set
applied for,

for

the quantities

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities covered by export licence applications for the
products referred to in Article 20a(3) of Regulation (EC) No
174/1999 submitted for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June
2001 shall be multiplied by the following allocation coeffi-
cients:

— 0,626595 for applications submitted for the part of the
quota referred to in Article 20a(4)(a) of Regulation (EC) No
174/1999,

— 0,636997 for applications submitted for the part of the
quota referred to in Article 20a(4)(b) of Regulation (EC) No
174/1999.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 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 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 188, 21.7.1999, p. 39.
(5) OJ L 130, 31.5.2000, p. 28.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 52/2000 of 28 June 2000 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2000-06-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: food additive, food colouring, foodstuffs legislation, human nutrition

21.9.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 237/65

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 52/2000

of 28 June 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)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 26/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee of
31 March 2000 (1).

Commission Directive 1999/75/EC of 22 July 1999 amending Directive 95/45/EC laying down
specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 46b (Commission Directive 95/45/EC) in Chapter XII of Annex II to
the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 399 L 0075: Commission Directive 1999/75/EC of 22 July 1999 (OJ L 206, 5.8.1999, p. 19).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 1999/75/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 29 June 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

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, 28 June 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO

(1) OJ L 141, 15.6.2000, p. 46.
(2) OJ L 206, 5.8.1999, p. 19.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2080/00 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Priority given to GM crop testing methods in calls for proposals.
Date: 2000-06-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU programme, crop production, genetically modified organism, impact study, product safety, public health, scientific research

18.4.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 113 E/63

In 2000, the Commission has organised a call for proposals for the provision of support for the co-
ordination activities of organisations operating at European level and active in fighting discrimination
(budget line B5-803). As a result of this call, the Commission is concluding subsidy agreements with a
range of organisations, some of which are active in the field of disability.
Information on which
organisations have received support will be published on the web-pages of the Commission:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/soc-prot/disable/index_en.htm.

In 2001, core funding for relevant European-level organisations with experience of fighting discrimination
will fall under the action programme on combating discrimination which is currently before the Council
and the Parliament. Based on Article 13 of the EC Treaty, the programme will deal with discrimination
based on racial and ethnic origin, religion and belief, disability, age and sexual orientation. The
Commission has proposed that the criteria for the selection of European-level NGOs for this purpose
should be established in conjunction with the programme committee. A call for proposals will then be
organised on the basis of those criteria. It is therefore not possible at this stage to say which organisations
will receive funding.

(2001/C 113 E/059)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2079/00

by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 June 2000)

Subject: Genetically modified (GM) crops and foodstuffs in the Fifth Framework Programme

What projects have been supported by the Fifth Framework Programme on the subject of testing of
genetically modified (GM) crops and foodstuffs for their impact on human health?

(2001/C 113 E/060)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2080/00

by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 June 2000)

Subject: Priority given to GM crop testing methods in calls for proposals

Is it possible to support GM crop health impact assessment under both the LIFE programme (Food,
Nutrition and Health) and the GROWTH programme (Measurement and Testing) parts of the Fifth
Framework Programme and if so, what priority is expected to be given to GM crop testing methods in
current and future calls for proposals?

(2001/C 113 E/061)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2081/00

by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 June 2000)

Subject: Research on food safety through the Fifth Framework Programme

In view of the time it may take to establish a European Authority on Food Safety acceptable to all Member
States, and the European institutions, to what extent will the Commission give priority to supporting
research on food safety through the Fifth Framework Programme in the interim period (budgetary
allocation and potential number of projects)?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2085/00 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Testing of functional foods vs. testing of pharmacological compounds.
Date: 2000-06-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European social policy, food inspection, genetically modified organism, pharmaceutical product

C 53 E/200

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

20.2.2001

(2001/C 53 E/260)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2085/00

by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 June 2000)

Subject: Testing of functional foods vs. testing of pharmacological compounds

Has the Commission undertaken any review of the ways in which testing of GM foodstuffs regarded as
(cid:145)functional foods(cid:146) differs from the testing of pharmacological compounds in Member States, and is it able
to say in which respects the systems are significantly different?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(28 July 2000)

Under Community legislation there is no distinct category of
(cid:145)functional(cid:146) foods or (cid:145)functional(cid:146) food
ingredients. Some foods may bear (cid:145)functional(cid:146) claims on their label. In the White Paper on Food Safety
the Commission has announced its intention to put forward relevant proposals on harmonising rules for
the making of such claims.

Products that consist of, contain or that are derived from genetically modified organisms are considered to
be novel foods or novel food ingredients. They require pre-market authorisation based on a safety
assessment according to Regulation (EC) No 258/97.

(2001/C 53 E/261)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2120/00

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

(30 June 2000)

Subject: Spain: market unity and self-rule by the Autonomous Communities and their relationship to

central government

In a speech full of hair-raising references to the French (cid:145)eccentricity(cid:146) of laying down legal arrangements to
promote a 35-hour working week, (cid:145)overgenerous German wages(cid:146), and the (cid:145)extraordinary benevolence(cid:146) of
the US economic system, the President of the Spanish Confederation of Employers(cid:146) Organisations (CEOE),
Mr JosØ Mar(cid:237)a Cuevas, called on the Spanish Government to uphold market unity by doing away with
socio-economic policies being pursued by the Autonomous Communities in accordance with the
Constitution and their autonomous status.

Does the Commission consider such views, which are tantamount to wholesale denial of political and
economic autonomy in the name of a self-interested interpretation of market unity associated with
outmoded centralism, to be compatible with the law and institutional reality of the Union?

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(18 July 2000)

The distribution of powers between central government and regions does not come under Community law.
Extension of the validity of the Community guidelines on state aid for environmental protection (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, environmental protection

1.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 184/25

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2000/C 184/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

31.3.2000

Member State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Spain (Asturias)

N 673/99

Regional grant to (cid:145)Asetra(cid:146)

To support a trade association of road and urban transport
enterprises
in setting up an information and service
system in the domain of transport

Resoluci(cid:243)n de 5 de marzo de 1998 del Instituto de Fo-
mento Regional por la que se establecen las bases regula-
doras para la concesi(cid:243)n de ayudas de la Iniciativa PYME de
desarrollo empresarial

Aid intensity or amount:

The measure does not constitute State aid

Duration:

One-off

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

Extension of the validity of the Community guidelines on state aid for environmental protection

(2000/C 184/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

In 1994 the Commission adopted the Community guidelines on state aid for environmental protection (1).
On 22 December 1999 it decided to extend their validity until 30 June 2000 (2). On 28 June 2000 it
decided on a further extension until 31 December 2000.

(1) OJ C 72, 10.3.1994, p. 3.
(2) OJ C 14, 19.1.2000, p. 8.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 54/2000 of 28 June 2000 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2000-06-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: baby food, early childhood, food inspection, foodstuffs legislation, prepared foodstuff

L 237/68

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.9.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 54/2000

of 28 June 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)

(4)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 26/2000 of
31 March 2000 (1).

Commission Directive 96/4/EC of 16 February 1996 amending Directive 91/321/EEC on infant
formulas and follow-on-formulas (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Directive 1999/50/EC of 25 May 1999 amending Directive 91/321/EEC on infant
formulas and follow-on formulas (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Directive 1999/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 June 1999 amending
Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs
intended for particular nutritional use (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 51 (Council Directive 89/398/EEC) in Chapter XII of Annex II

1.
to the Agreement:

‘— 399 L 0041: Directive 1999/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 June 1999

(OJ L 172, 8.7.1999, p. 38).’

The following is added in point 54a (Commission Directive 91/321/EEC) in Chapter XII of Annex II

2.
to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 396 L 0004: Commission Directive 96/4/EC of 16 February 1996 (OJ L 49, 28.2.1996, p. 12),

— 399 L 0050: Commission Directive 1999/50/EC of 25 May 1999 (OJ L 139, 2.6.1999, p. 29).’

Article 2

The texts of Directives 96/4/EC and 1999/50/EC and of Directive 1999/41/EC in the Icelandic and
Journal of the European
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official
Communities, are authentic.

(1) OJ L 141, 15.6.2000, p. 46.
(2) OJ L 49, 28.2.1996, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 139, 2.6.1999, p. 29.
(4) OJ L 172, 8.7.1999, p. 38.

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L 237/69

Article 3

This Decision enters into force on 29 June 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of
the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

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, 28 June 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2213/00 by Anna Karamanou (PSE) to the Council. Persecution of 13 Iranians of the Jewish faith in Iran.
Date: 2000-06-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Iran, Jew, common foreign and security policy, religious discrimination

3.4.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 103 E/89

(2001/C 103 E/096)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2211/00

by Salvador Garriga Polledo (PPE-DE) to the Council

(11 July 2000)

Subject: Freedom of association

Freedom of association is a fundamental right, recognised and protected by the Member States and by the
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

The existing text of TEU Article 6 states:

The Union shall respect fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the
Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ((cid:133)) and as they result from the constitutional
traditions common to the Member States, as general principles of Community law.

Does the Council recognise the existence of a serious and repeated breach of the right of freedom of
association in any Member State?

Reply

(7 November 2000)

The Council has not discussed any situation such as the one mentioned by the Honourable Member and is
therefore unable to answer his question.

(2001/C 103 E/097)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2213/00

by Anna Karamanou (PSE) to the Council

(28 June 2000)

Subject: Persecution of 13 Iranians of the Jewish faith in Iran

13 Iranians of
the Jewish faith have been held in prison on groundless charges of espionage for
approximately one year and their trial, which began (cid:129) in camera (cid:129) on 1 May, provides no guarantees
of a fair, objective and impartial verdict. Since the verdict is due in the next two weeks, will the Council
exert further pressure, in the context of the (cid:145)critical dialogue(cid:146) with Iran, to ensure that the human rights
and religious freedom of the 13 Jewish Iranians are respected and that they receive fair judgment?

Reply

(7 November 2000)

As the Honourable Member knows, the verdict in the trial of the thirteen Iranians of the Jewish faith was
delivered on 1 July 2000. Three of the accused were acquitted, while ten Iranian Jews were given prison
sentences ranging from 4 to 13 years. The Council notes that there were no death sentences.

The EU has expressed its concern at this verdict and made known its disappointment that the trial was
held in camera despite the assurances given by the Iranian authorities.

The Council notes that there exists the possibility of appealing the judgment before the Revolutionary
Tribunal in Chiraz, and the defendants(cid:146) lawyers have stated that they will appeal. The Council hopes that
the court of appeal will overturn the convictions.

The Council will continue to make known to the Iranian authorities its concerns about this case, as well as
regarding the human rights situation in Iran in general, in the framework of the comprehensive dialogue it
is conducting with Iran.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 61/2000 of 28 June 2000 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2000-06-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European standard, consumer information, eco-label, environmental protection, household electrical appliance, product quality

21.9.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 237/77

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 61/2000

of 28 June 2000

amending Annex XX (Environment) 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 33/2000 of
18 April 2000 (1).

Commission Decision 2000/45/EC of 17 December 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the
award of
is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

the Community eco-label

to washing machines (2)

Commission Decision 2000/40/EC of 16 December 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the
award of the Community eco-label to refrigerators (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The text of point 2c (Commission Decision 96/461/EC) in Annex XX to the Agreement is replaced by the
following:

‘32000 D 0045: Commission Decision 2000/45/EC of 17 December 1999 establishing the ecological
criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to washing machines (OJ L 16, 21.1.2000, p. 73).’

Article 2

The text of point 2el (Commission Decision 96/703/EC) in Annex XX to the Agreement is replaced by the
following:

‘32000 D 0040: Commission Decision 2000/40/EC of 16 December 1999 establishing the ecological
criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to refrigerators (OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 22).’

The texts of Decisions 2000/45/EC and 2000/40/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be
published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision enters into force on 29 June 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of
the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 4

(1) OJ L 141, 15.6.2000, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 16, 21.1.2000, p. 73.
(3) OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 22.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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21.9.2000

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

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 28 June 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 64/2000 of 28 June 2000 amending Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine
Date: 2000-06-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: designation of origin, fortified wine, labelling, sparkling wine, trade mark, wine of superior quality

21.9.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 237/83

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 64/2000

of 28 June 2000

amending Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine

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)

Protocol 47 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 35/2000 of
31 March 2000 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2253/1999 of 25 October 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No
881/98 laying down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to
designate certain types of quality wine produced in specified regions (quality wine psr) (2) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 42e (Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/98) in Appendix 1 to
Protocol 47 to the Agreement:

‘— 399 R 2253: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2253/1999 of 25 October 1999 (OJ L 275,

26.10.1999, p. 8).’

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 2253/1999 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, are authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision enters into force on 29 June 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of
the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

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, 28 June 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO

(1) OJ L 141, 15.6.2000, p. 62.
(2) OJ L 275, 26.10.1999, p. 8.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.