do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 70/2000 of 2 August 2000 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
Date: 2000-08-02
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: action programme, cooperation policy, education policy, voluntary military service, young person, youth exchange scheme

5.10.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 250/53

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 70/2000

of 2 August 2000

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms

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
Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 45/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee of
19 May 2000 (1).

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include the
‘Youth’ Community action programme (Decision No 1031/2000/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council (2).

Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended
cooperation to take place from 1 January 2000,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in Article 4(2)(c) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

‘— 32000 D 1031: Decision No 1031/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13
April 2000 establishing the “Youth” Community Action programme (OJ L 117, 18.5.2000, p. 1).’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 3 August 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3).

It shall apply from 1 January 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 3

Done at Brussels, 2 August 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. GUNNARSSON

(1) OJ L 174, 13.7.2000, p. 57.
(2) OJ L 117, 18.5.2000, p. 1.
(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 66/2000 of 2 August 2000 amending Annex XI (telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2000-08-02
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: drafting of EU law, electronic mail, legal status, liability, market access, single market

L 250/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

5.10.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 66/2000

of 2 August 2000

amending Annex XI (telecommunication services) 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 XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 175/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
17 December 1999 (1).

Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a
Community framework for electronic signatures (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

The provisions on third country aspects of Directive 1999/93/EC are to be adapted for the purposes
of the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be inserted in Annex XI to the Agreement after point 5f (Directive 97/66/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council):

‘5g. 399 L 0093: Directive 1999/93/EC of

the Council of 13
December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures (OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12).

the European Parliament and of

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the
following adaptions:

(a) in Article 7(1)(c) the words “or between an EFTA State and third countries or international

organisations” shall be inserted after the word “organisations”;

(b) in situations referred to in Article 7(2), the Contracting Parties shall keep each other informed

and, on request, consultations shall take place within the EEA Joint Committee;

(c) whenever the Community negotiates with a third country with respect to market access for
it shall endeavour to obtain equal

Community undertakings on the basis of Article 7(3),
treatment for undertakings of the EFTA States.’

The texts of Directive 1999/93/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 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 3 August 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3).

Article 3

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(2) OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12.
(3) Constitutional requirements indicated.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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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, 2 August 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. GUNNARSSON
CORRIGENDUM TO:#Council Regulation (EC) No 2745/1999 of 17 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
Date: 2000-08-02
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: agricultural product, industrial product, tariff quota

2.8.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 196/11

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2745/1999 of 17 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No
2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain
agricultural and industrial products

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 331 of 23 December 1999)

In the Annex:

1. on page 19, against order No 09.2703, column ‘CN code’:

for:

‘ex 2852 30 00’

read:

‘ex 2825 30 00’

2. against order No 09.2711, columns ‘CN code’ and ‘TARIC code’:

— the three CN codes should be preceded by an ‘ex’ and the entry for each in the TARIC code is ‘10’

3. on page 22, against order No 09.2979, column ‘Description’:

for:

‘… to the outer edge of 80,9 (± 0,2) cm and having a light transmission of 80 % (± 2 %) by a glass thickness of
11,43 mm)’

read:

‘… to the outer edge of 80,9 cm (± 0,2) cm and having a light transmission of 80 % (± 3 %) by a reference
thickness of the glass of 11,43 mm)’

4. against order No 09.2983, column ‘Amount of quota’:

for:

‘6 500 tonnes’

read:

‘6 200 tonnes’

5. against order No 09.2984, column ‘Description’, second indent end after the term 210 grammes/m2 and the

remainder of the text is a continuation of the introductory text. Thus:

for:

read:

‘— reinforced, having a weight of not less than 130 grammes/m2 but not exceeding 210 grammes/m2 in the
form of rolls of a width of not less than 150 cm, for slitting and reduction into rolls of subheading
4823 19 00(a)’

‘— reinforced, having a weight of not less than 130 grams/m2 but not exceeding 210 grams/m2
in the form of rolls of a width of not less than 150 cm, for slitting and reduction into rolls of subheading
4823 19 00(a)' 6 200 tonnes’

6. against order No 09.2985, column ‘Description’:

for:

‘… a length of 691,1 mm (± 0,2 mm) …’

read:

‘… a length of 691,6 mm (±0,2 mm) …’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1719/2000 of 2 August 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-08-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

3.8.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 197/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1719/2000

of 2 August 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 3 August 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 August 2000.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

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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3.8.2000

to the Commission Regulation of 2 August 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

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

628
999
052
999
388
524
528
999
052
220
400
508
512
600
624
999
388
400
508
512
528
720
800
804
999
052
388
512
528
720
804
999
052
400
404
999
052
068
999
052
064
066
624
999

136,5
136,5
63,0
63,0
48,2
78,7
61,7
62,9
91,5
124,4
126,5
135,1
53,1
71,1
156,8
108,4
82,7
89,9
62,8
73,6
84,6
72,4
211,3
81,7
94,9
101,1
102,9
51,7
78,0
118,7
127,3
96,6
451,5
256,1
397,4
368,3
121,0
104,9
113,0
24,3
51,5
46,6
189,9
78,1

(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’.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 67/2000 of 2 August 2000 amending Annex XI (telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2000-08-02
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: electronic mail, systems interconnection, telecommunications, telephone charges

L 250/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

5.10.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 67/2000

of 2 August 2000

amending Annex XI (telecommunication services) 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 XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 175/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
17 December 1999 (1).

Commission recommendation 2000/263/EC of 20 March 2000 amending recommendation 98/
511/EC on interconnection in a liberalised telecommunications market (Part 1 — Interconnection
pricing) (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be inserted in point 26g (Commission recommendation 98/195/EC) of Annex XI
to the Agreement:

‘— 32000 X 0263: Commission recommendation 2000/263/EC of 20 March 2000 (OJ L 83,

4.4.2000, p. 30).’

Article 2

The texts of recommendation 2000/263/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 3 August 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3).

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, 2 August 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. GUNNARSSON

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(2) OJ L 83, 4.4.2000, p. 30.
(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 69/2000 of 2 August 2000 amending Annex XIII (transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2000-08-02
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: harbour installation, international standard, maritime safety, maritime transport, prevention of pollution, working conditions

L 250/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

5.10.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 69/2000

of 2 August 2000

amending Annex XIII (transport) 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 XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 180/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 17 December 1999 (1).

Commission Directive 1999/97/EC of 13 December 1999 amending Council Directive 95/21/EC
concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters
under the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution
prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control) (2) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 56b (Council Directive 95/21/EC) in Annex XIII to the
Agreement:

‘— 399 L 0097: Commission Directive 1999/97/EC of 13 December 1999 (OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p.

67).’

The texts of Directive 1999/97/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 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 3 August 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3).

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, 2 August 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. GUNNARSSON

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(2) OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 67.
(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 65/2000 of 2 August 2000 amending Annex VI (social security) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2000-08-02
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: migrant worker, monetary union, social security

L 250/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

5.10.2000

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 65/2000

of 2 August 2000

amending Annex VI (social security) 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 VI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 11/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee of
28 January 2000 (1).

Decision No 173 of 9 December 1998 concerning the common arrangements adopted by the
Member States, for the purposes of reimbursement between institutions following the introduction
of the euro unit (2), adopted by the Administrative Commission of the European Communities on
Social Security for Migrant Workers,

is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be added after point 3.51 (Decision No 170) in Annex VI to the Agreement:

‘3.52. 32000 D 0129(01): Decision No 173 of 9 December 1998 concerning the common arrange-
ments adopted by the Member States, for the purposes of reimbursement between institutions
following the introduction of the euro unit (OJ C 27, 29.1.2000, p. 21).’

The texts of Decision No 173 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 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 3 August 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3).

Article 3

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(2) OJ C 27, 29.1.2000, p. 21.
(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 250/47

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, 2 August 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. GUNNARSSON
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1720/2000 of 2 August 2000 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the first partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000
Date: 2000-08-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

3.8.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 197/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1720/2000

of 2 August 2000

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the first partial invitation to tender issued
within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1531/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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), as amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1527/2000 (2), and in particular the second subpara-
graph of Article 18(5) thereof,

and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
response to the first partial
invitation to tender, the
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 of 13 July
2000 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (3),
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the
export of this sugar.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1531/
2000 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the first partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 the maximum
amount of the export refund is fixed at 41,391 EUR/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 August 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 2 August 2000.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 59.
(3) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 69.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2513/00 by Phillip Whitehead (PSE) to the Commission. Safety standards for cigarette lighters.
Date: 2000-08-02
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: child, consumer protection, manufactured goods, market supervision, product safety, safety standard

C 113 E/112

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.4.2001

(2001/C 113 E/112)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2513/00

by Phillip Whitehead (PSE) to the Commission

(2 August 2000)

Subject: Safety standards for cigarette lighters

What is the latest Commission position, from the point of view of consumer and child safety, on safety
standards for cigarette lighters, with particular regard to: cheap imports, flame height, catalytic lighters and
structural strength?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(13 October 2000)

With regard to the different safety aspects, the Honourable Member is invited to refer to the answer given
to written questions E-1798/98 from Mrs Larive and E-1988/98 and E-1989/98 from Mr Bowe (1).

Proposals for new and redrafted standards, in particular on the introduction of safety mechanisms for
children, have now been completed. They have been submitted to the national standardisation bodies for
their opinion. If the final voting procedure is successful the new standards could be published within
12-18 months.

With regard to imports of dangerous (cid:145)cheap(cid:146)
initiatives for
improving co-operation between national authorities responsible for product safety and customs autho-
rities are being taken. In particular an ad hoc working group consisting of representatives of industry,
enforcement authorities, the European committee for standardization (CEN) and the Commission has been
created.

lighters from third countries, different

Specific actions in the framework of the Customs 2002 programme are foreseen to increase market
surveillance.

(1) OJ C 13, 20.1.1999.

(2001/C 113 E/113)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2514/00

by Avril Doyle (PPE-DE) to the Council

(26 July 2000)

Subject: United Nations trade embargo on Iraq

Given that for almost ten years, the United Nations trade embargo against Iraq has been unable to force
the Iraqi Government to surrender its weapons of mass destruction, that the Iraqi people has suffered
tremendously under the embargo, which has led to high crime rates, rampant unemployment, malnutri-
tion, widespread disease, and infrastructure breakdown and that the mismanaged and abused oil-for-food
scheme has largely failed as a humanitarian effort;

Would the Council provide a critical evaluation of the performance of the trade embargo vis-(cid:224)-vis its
objectives, comment on whether it thinks the embargo should continue (cid:129) and, if so, in what form (cid:129) and
outline its future strategy on Iraq?

Reply

(20 November 2000)

1.
It is true that the objective of the embargo on Iraq and the (cid:145)oil for food(cid:146) programme of forcing the
Iraqi Government to surrender its weapons of mass destruction while avoiding excessive suffering and
deprivation among the Iraqi people has not been fully attained. While the weapons inspectors mandated