do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2237/00 by Jean-Claude Fruteau (PSE) to the Commission. Banana import fraud.
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: customs fraud, farmer, fraud against the EU, import licence, indemnification, peripheral region, tariff quota, tropical fruit

C 46 E/218

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

13.2.2001

(2001/C 46 E/264)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2237/00

by Jean-Claude Fruteau (PSE) to the Commission

(29 June 2000)

Subject: Banana import fraud

Forged import licences for bananas have been in circulation in the European Union for almost a year.
164 000 tonnes of bananas produced in third countries have entered European territory illegally in this
way. The operators involved pay a duty of € 75 instead of the € 750 per tonne that they would have had
to pay as importers of non-quota bananas.

The fall
extremely remote areas, may therefore be due to the unscrupulous attitude of some operators.

in prices registered in recent months, which is extremely damaging to many producers in

What measures does the Commission intend to take, and how soon, to repair the damage suffered by these
producers?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(13 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/265)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2264/00

by Vincenzo Lavarra (PSE) to the Commission

(29 June 2000)

Subject: Right to market table grapes included, and approved for cultivation, in the catalogue of national

varieties in Italy in accordance with Community rules

A number of producers of seedless grapes in southern Italy, and particularly producers of the Sugraone
variety (which has been duly entered and approved for cultivation in the catalogue of national varieties in
Italy) are concerned by the behaviour of certain Community importers who refuse to purchase Sugraone
grapes unless the producer can prove he has paid production royalties to an American company that
claims to have patent rights to the variety in question (although under a different name) that also apply
when the product is marketed.

Could the Commission answer the following questions, with a view to preventing unfair charges and
distortions of the internal market:

1. Can producers lawfully and freely market Sugraone grapes, without being subject to any restrictions
by potential Community purchasers in terms of proving that they have paid production royalties?

2. Does the obligation to pay royalties at the production and marketing stage (and the requirement for
purchasers to check that such royalties have been paid) apply solely to the marketing of varieties of
table grapes that have been patented and have registered names and trademarks, or do such
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1401/2000 of 29 June 2000 fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, production refund, rice

L 158/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1401/2000

of 29 June 2000

fixing production refunds on cereals and rice

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 Commission Regulation (EC) No
1253/1999 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (4), and
in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of
30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the arrangements
concerning production refunds
and rice
sectors (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 87/1999 (6),
and in particular Article 3 thereof,

in the

cereals

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the conditions
for granting the production refund; whereas the basis for
the calculation is established in Article 3 of the said
Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculated must be

(2)

(3)

fixed once a month and may be altered if the price of
maize and/or wheat changes significantly.

The production refunds to be fixed in this Regulation
should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish
the exact amount payable.

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

The refund referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from maize,
wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice, shall be
EUR 26,27/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 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 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1397/2000 of 29 June 2000 determining to what extent applications for import rights for calves not exceeding 80 kilograms lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 can be met
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, calf, import restriction, quantitative restriction, tariff quota, third country

30.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 158/43

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1397/2000

of 29 June 2000

determining to what extent applications for import rights for calves not exceeding 80 kilograms
lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 can be met

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999
of 28 May 1999 laying down detailed rules of application for a
tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms
originating in certain third countries (1), and in particular
Article 5(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 provides
for the quantities reserved for traditional importers to be
allocated in proportion to their imports during the 36
months preceding the import year in question.

the quantities available to operators
Allocation of
covered by Article 2(3)(b) of that Regulation is to be
made in proportion to the quantities applied for. Since

the quantities applied for exceed the quantities available,
a fixed percentage reduction should be set,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Every application for an import right for live animals of the
bovine species not exceeding 80 kilograms shall be granted to
the following extent:

(a) 23,7302 % of the quantities imported within the meaning
of Article 2(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999;

(b) 0,0537 % of the quantities applied for within the meaning
of Article 2(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 50.
2000/464/EC: Council Decision of 29 June 2000 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products, and its provisional application
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Viet Nam, agreement (EU), clothing, signature of an agreement, textile product, trade agreement

27.7.2000

EN

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L 190/1

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 June 2000

on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products, and its provisional application

(2000/464/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community
in
conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,

and in particular Article 133 thereof,

subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of
the said Agreement.

The text of the said Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 2

Whereas:

(1) On behalf of the European Community, the Commission
has negotiated, with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, an
in the form of an Exchange of Letters
Agreement
amending
European
between
the Agreement
Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on
trade in textile and clothing products, hereinafter referred
to as an Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of
Letters.

the

(2)

(3)

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters,
which was initialled on 31 March 2000, should be signed
on behalf of the Community.

It is appropriate to apply the Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters on a provisional basis as from 1
the relevant
July 2000 pending the completion of
to
conclusion,
procedures
reciprocity,

subject

formal

for

its

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters on behalf of the Community subject to
its conclusion.

Article 3

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall be
applied on a provisional basis as from 1 July 2000 pending
the completion of the procedures for its conclusion, subject to
reciprocity.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

It shall take effect on the day of its publication.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 2000.

Article 1

The signature of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
the Community,
Letters is hereby approved on behalf of

For the Council

The President

M. ARCANJO
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1383/2000 of 29 June 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

30.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 158/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1383/2000

of 29 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 30 June 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 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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30.6.2000

to the Commission Regulation of 29 June 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

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
388
524
528
999
388
400
508
512
528
804
999
052
064
999
052
060
066
068
400
616
999

60,6
60,6
47,8
73,0
61,2
60,7
75,6
85,8
73,2
85,9
86,0
80,5
81,2
226,4
110,4
168,4
273,6
130,3
131,1
130,3
294,1
199,5
193,2

(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 1393/2000 of 29 June 2000 amending the export refunds on poultrymeat
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, poultrymeat

L 158/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1393/2000

of 29 June 2000

amending the export refunds on poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2916/95 (2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The export
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1029/2000 (3).

refunds on poultrymeat were fixed by

It follows from applying the criteria referred to in Article
8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 to the information
known to the Commission that the export refunds at

present in force should be altered to the amounts set out
in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, exported in the natural state, as
fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1029/2000 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.
(2) OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 116, 17.5.2000, p. 16.

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to the Commission Regulation of 29 June 2000 amending the export refunds on poultrymeat

ANNEX

Product code

Destination
of refund (1)

0105 11 11 9000
0105 11 19 9000
0105 11 91 9000
0105 11 99 9000
0105 12 00 9000
0105 19 20 9000

0207 12 10 9900

0207 12 90 9190

0207 12 90 9990

01
01
01
01
01
01

02
03
02
03
02
03

Amount
of refund

EUR/100 units

1,20
1,20
1,20
1,20
2,60
2,60

EUR/100 kg

23,00
23,00
23,00
23,00
23,00
23,00

(1) The destinations are as follows:

01 All, except for the United States of America,
02 Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran,
03 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2000 of 29 June 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2225/92 on the detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of hops to Madeira
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Madeira, customs duties, hops, supply balance sheet

L 158/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1385/2000

of 29 June 2000

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2225/92 on the detailed rules for the implementation of the specific
arrangements for the supply of hops to Madeira

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15
June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and
Madeira with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2225/92 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/1999 (4), sets the
quantity of hops in the forecast supply balance which
qualifies for exemption from the customs duty on
imports or for Community aid for products coming
from the rest of
the Community and the amounts
thereof. That quantity should be established annually.

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

Article 1

Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2225/92 is hereby replaced
by the following:

‘Article 1

For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
1600/92 the quantity of hops covered by CN code 1210 in
the forecast supply balance qualifying for exemption from
customs duty when imported directly into Madeira or for
Community aid for products coming from the rest of the
Community shall be as set out in the Annex.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 July 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

Supply balance for hops for Madeira for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001

ANNEX

Product
(CN code)

Hops

1210

Quantity
(tonnes)

5

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 218, 1.8.1992, p. 91.
(4) OJ L 162, 26.6.1999, p. 29.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1391/2000 of 29 June 2000 temporarily suspending the issuing of export licences for certain milk products and determining what proportion of the amounts covered by pending applications for export licences may be allocated
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: competition, export licence, export refund, milk product

30.6.2000

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 158/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1391/2000

of 29 June 2000

temporarily suspending the issuing of export licences for certain milk products and determining
what proportion of the amounts covered by pending applications for export licences may be
allocated

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 special 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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1596/1999 (4),
and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Uncertainty is a feature of the market in certain milk
products. It is necessary to prevent speculative applica-
tions that may lead to a distortion in competition
between traders. The issuing of export licences for the
products concerned should be temporarily suspended,
and licences for some of these products should not be
issued in respect of applications pending.

(2)

For reasons of clarity and interpretation, Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2000 of 23 June 2000

temporarily suspending the issuing of export licences for
certain milk products (5) should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The issuing of export licences for milk products falling
within CN code 0406 is hereby suspended on 30 June 2000,
excluding licences for destination ‘970’.

No export

2.
licences shall be issued for milk products
falling within CN code 0406 for which applications submitted
from 26 to 29 June 2000 inclusive are still pending, excluding
applications for licences for destination ‘970’.

3.
Export licences shall be issued for milk products falling
within CN code 0406 for applications submitted on 23 June
2000.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2000 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2000.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 29 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 151, 24.6.2000, p. 11.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1394/2000 of 29 June 2000 amending the export refunds on eggs
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, export refund

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1394/2000

of 29 June 2000

amending the export refunds on eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
eggs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1516/96 (2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The export refunds on eggs were fixed by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1239/2000 (3).

It follows from applying the criteria referred to in Article
8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 to the information
known to the Commission that the export refunds at

present in force should be altered to the amounts set out
in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, exported in the natural state, as
fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1239/2000 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 99.
(3) OJ L 141, 15.6.2000, p. 27.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 June 2000 amending the export refunds on eggs

Product code

Destination (1)

Amount of refund

0407 00 11 9000

0407 00 19 9000

0407 00 30 9000

0408 11 80 9100

0408 19 81 9100

0408 19 89 9100

0408 91 80 9100

0408 99 80 9100

02

02

03

04

05

01

01

01

01

01

EUR/100 units

2,60

1,20

EUR/100 kg

11,00

5,50

13,50

55,00

25,00

25,00

41,00

10,50

(1) The destinations are as follows:

01 all destinations except Switzerland and Estonia,
02 all destinations except the United States of America,
03 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR and Russia,
04 all destinations except Switzerland and those of 03 and 05,
05 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines and Egypt.

NB: The

product
No 3846/87.

codes

and

the

footnotes

are

defined

in

amended Commission Regulation

(EEC)