do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Administrative Commission of the European Communities on Social security for Migrant workers - Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2615/79
Date: 2000-08-03
Institutions: Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers, European Commission
Subjects: exchange rate, migrant worker, national currency, social security

3.8.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 221/3

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR
MIGRANT WORKERS

Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2615/79

(2000/C 221/03)

Article 107 (1), (2), (3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

Reference period: July 2000

Application period: October, November and December 2000

EUR

DKK

GRD

GBP

NOK

SEK

ISK

CHF

EUR

(cid:151)

DKK

GRD

GBP

NOK

SEK

ISK

CHF

7,45886

336,864

0,623043

8,17626

8,40702

73,4633

1,55050

0,134069

(cid:151)

45,1629

0,0835306

1,09518

1,12712

9,84913

0,207874

0,00296856

0,0221421

(cid:151)

0,00184954

0,0242717

0,0249567

0,218080

0,00460276

1,60503

11,9717

540,675

(cid:151)

13,1231

13,4935

117,911

2,48860

0,122305

0,912258

41,2002

0,0762014

(cid:151)

1,02822

8,98495

0,189635

0,118948

0,887218

40,0693

0,0741098

0,972551

(cid:151)

8,73833

0,184430

0,0136122

0,101532

4,58547

0,00848100

0,111297

0,114438

(cid:151)

0,0211058

0,644951

4,81060

217,261

0,401832

5,27329

5,42212

47,3803

(cid:151)

1. Regulation (EEC) No 2615/79 determines that the rate of conversion into a national currency of
amounts shown in another national currency shall be the rate calculated by the Commission and
based on the monthly average, during the reference period defined in paragraph 2, of the exchange
rates of those currencies, which are notified to the Commission for the purposes of the European
Monetary System.

2. The reference period shall be:

(cid:151) the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following,
(cid:151) the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 Juli following,
(cid:151) the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following,
(cid:151) the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following.

The rates for the conversion of currencies shall be published in the second Official Journal of
European Communities ((cid:145)C(cid:146) series) of the months of February, May, August and November.

the
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2734/00 by Ioannis Souladakis (PSE) to the Council. Opening of negotiations between the EU and Bulgaria.
Date: 2000-08-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Bulgaria, Community acquis, accession negotiations, pre-accession strategy

18.4.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 113 E/161

1.

Is the Commission aware of this situation, and what is its assessment thereof?

2. What progress has it made towards the establishment of a pan-European air traffic control system?

Answer given by Mme de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(5 October 2000)

The Commission has no tangible evidence enabling it to judge the level of safety offered by the air traffic
control system in Italy and particularly at Malpensa and Linate airports.
It will contact the Italian
authorities in order to obtain more information on this matter.

Since the end of 1999 the Commission has been working on an initiative known as (cid:145)Single Air Space(cid:146)
which is intended to produce an air traffic control system that is tailored to European requirements by
dealing with the current fragmentation of airspace on a national basis.

A high level group consisting of those responsible for civil aviation in the Member States has been set up
in order to advise the Commission on the direction to be taken when reforming air traffic control. That
group is expected to produce results by October 2000. These will spawn a series of legal instruments at
Community level that are aimed, in the medium term, at the quality of air traffic services offered to air
transport companies and to maintain, if not boost, the current levels of safety.

(2001/C 113 E/170)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2734/00

by Ioannis Souladakis (PSE) to the Council

(3 August 2000)

Subject: Opening of negotiations between the EU and Bulgaria

In line with the work programme of the French Presidency as regards the opening of negotiations with the
applicant countries, talks between the European Union and Bulgaria are initially expected to address only
five areas of EU legislation, which will lead to a further delay in the country(cid:146)s accession process.

What has led the French Presidency to take this decision, thereby excluding a large number of topics from
the negotiations with Bulgaria, and what specific areas will be dealt with in the talks between the two
sides?

Reply

(16 November 2000)

The chapters proposed for the opening of negotiations with Bulgaria during the second half of 2000 fully
reflect the principles of differentiation and the possibility of catching up which were laid down by the
European Council in Helsinki and Feira.

Five chapters of the acquis are involved, namely the free movement of capital, company law, statistics,
telecommunications and information technology, consumers and health protection.

The decision on which chapters to open is within the competence of the Presidency in the context of
establishing its work programme. Nevertheless, the list of chapters was drawn up in close consultation
between the Presidency and the Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1731/2000 of 3 August 2000 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
Date: 2000-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, raw sugar, white sugar

L 198/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.8.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1731/2000

of 3 August 2000

altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state

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 third subpara-
graph of Article 18(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in
the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1722/2000 (3).

It follows from applying the detailed rules contained in
Regulation (EC) No 1722/2000 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)(a) of
Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, undenatured and exported in
the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No
1722/2000 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the
Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 August 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 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 197, 3.8.2000, p. 6.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 198/25

to the Commission Regulation of 3 August 2000 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in its unaltered state

ANNEX

Product code

1701 11 90 9100
1701 11 90 9910
1701 11 90 9950
1701 12 90 9100
1701 12 90 9910
1701 12 90 9950

Amount of refund

— EUR/100 kg —

33,34
30,67

33,34
30,67

(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)

1701 91 00 9000

0,3624

— EUR/1 % of sucrose × 100 kg —

1701 99 10 9100
1701 99 10 9910
1701 99 10 9950

— EUR/100 kg —

36,24
36,24
36,24

1701 99 90 9100

0,3624

— EUR/1 % of sucrose × 100 kg —

(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %;

if the yield is other than 92 %,
the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 19
(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999.

(2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255,
26.9.1985, p. 12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3251/85 (OJ L 309,
21.11.1985, p. 14).
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2740/00 by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Council. Cost of the changeover to the euro.
Date: 2000-08-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: costing, euro, non-participating country (euro area), participating country (euro area)

C 113 E/162

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.4.2001

(2001/C 113 E/171)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2740/00

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Council

(3 August 2000)

Subject: Cost of the changeover to the euro

1.
Has the Council made any estimation of the cost of joining the single currency to the 11 countries
which are currently part of the eurozone and the expected costs to Greece when it joins in 2001? Could
the Council provide a breakdown of these figures?

Has the Council make any estimation of the cost of joining the euro to Denmark, Sweden and the

2.
United Kingdom, if these countries expressed a wish to join?

Reply

(16 November 2000)

No estimates concerning the costs related to the introduction of the euro, which are borne partly by the
public and partly by the private sector, have been drawn up by the Council.

It should, however, be borne in mind that these costs are incurred only once, while there are important
long term advantages both for the private and public sector due to the once and for all suppression of
exchange related costs between the Member States adopting the euro.

(2001/C 113 E/172)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2745/00

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(1 September 2000)

Subject: Reform of the support system in the rice sector

The Commission has submitted a reform proposal to amend the rules governing the system of support for
growers of seeds, including rice.

Italy is Europe(cid:146)s leading rice producer and is therefore extremely interested in the changes involved in this
reform.

The reform could create difficulties for Italy by cutting back production and thus creating unemployment
in the sector, since there are plans to reduce the surface area cultivated by 10 %, to abolish withdrawal of
unsold produce in favour of a premium per hectare cultivated and to replace intervention prices with the
possible introduction of a new tariff for imports enjoying special terms.

Given that abandoning rice production would lead to unemployment, adverse effects on related industries
and, in particular an environmental disaster (unless the waters are controlled, marshes and flooding will
return) and bearing in mind that price intervention to introduce new tariffs has been rejected by the
United States with a possible complaint to the WTO pending:

The Commission:

1. Will it say what progress has been made with the reform process?

2. What is the situation in the other Member States?

3. Will it explain what form a future complaint to the WTO by the United States might take?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1728/2000 of 3 August 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, stone fruit

L 198/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.8.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1728/2000

of 3 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,

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 4 August 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 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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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 198/19

to the Commission Regulation of 3 August 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

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)

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

63,0
63,0
51,4
78,7
72,2
67,4
88,7
124,4
126,5
135,1
53,1
71,1
162,6
108,8
77,3
76,4
72,5
87,8
84,6
72,4
144,6
82,6
87,3
107,7
81,7
51,7
74,5
112,9
71,8
83,4
444,2
273,3
417,9
378,5
125,8
104,9
115,3
24,3
46,4
37,4
189,9
74,5

(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 1736/2000 of 3 August 2000 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/2000
Date: 2000-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund, third country

L 198/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.8.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1736/2000

of 3 August 2000

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common
wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98 (4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat
third countries, was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1701/
2000 (5).

to all

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92

and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no
award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 1 to 3
August 2000 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1701/2000.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 August 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 August 2000.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 195, 1.8.2000, p. 18.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2731/00 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Council. Asylum seekers.
Date: 2000-08-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU statistics, civil war, right of asylum

C 113 E/160

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.4.2001

economic cooperation and development (OECD) PSE (producer support estimate) data base (a data base
established by the OECD Secretariat on the basis of a commonly agreed methodology with OECD
countries). Commodities covered include common wheat, refined sugar, beef and veal, pig meat and
milk. The most recent data available concern the 1995-1998 period.

Community internal prices for some agricultural commodities in €/t
(% difference with the world price equivalent) (1)

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

€/tonne

(2)

€/tonne

(2)

€/tonne

(2)

€/tonne

(2)

€/tonne

(2)

Common wheat
Beef and veal
Pig meat
Refined sugar
Milk

Total (%)

137,4
3 630,0
1 223,2
296,5
294,3

49
52
25
98
128

79

135,9
3 481,0
1 303,7
292,5
301,3

13
48
11
81
111

60

136,4
3 355,9
1 445,1
285,0
303,8

125,5
3 386,6
1 471,1
280,0
301,8

(cid:141) 10
48
(cid:141) 1
95
95

50

(cid:141) 4
86
1
100
94

61

115,9
3 417,6
1 093,6
251,7
301,7

21
112
12
136
132

90

Source: OECD (PSE data base); calculation DG AGRI.
(1) Calculated as: (internal price (cid:141) world price) / world price.
(2) Difference with world price (%).

(2001/C 113 E/168)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2731/00

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Council

(3 August 2000)

Subject: Asylum seekers

Will the Council please indicate the number of people claiming asylum in each Member State in each of
the last five years and the proportion that have so far been granted asylum in each case?

Will the Council please state what proportion of asylum seekers in each year over the last five years come
from countries with actual or recent histories of civil conflict?

Reply

(16 November 2000)

With regard to statistics relating to asylum matters, the Council would refer the Honorable Member to the
regular bulletins published by Eurostat and also to the excellent statistics published by UNHCR and
available on its Internet site at (cid:145)www.unhcr.ch(cid:146).

(2001/C 113 E/169)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2733/00

by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(1 September 2000)

Subject: Establishment of a pan-European air traffic control system

Recent media reports indicate that unannounced spot checks carried out at the Malpensa and Linate
Airports in Milan have shown that air traffic controllers there have been acting in a most irresponsible
fashion by clocking on for their shift but not actually carrying out their duties in front of the radar screens.
Italian air space is already deemed to be disproportionately dangerous since traffic there has increased by
18 % within one year and the subsequent accident risks have increased by 140 %. In recent years, air space
in many EU countries has become more unsafe.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1738/2000 of 3 August 2000 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2000-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, white sugar

4.8.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 198/37

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1738/2000

of 3 August 2000

amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in
the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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 Article 18(5)(a) and
(15) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 August 2000
to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty,
were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1707/
2000 (3).

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 1428/2000 to the information at
present available to the Commission that the export
refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown
in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1428/2000 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 August 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 3 August 2000.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

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 195, 1.8.2000, p. 32.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.8.2000

to the Commission Regulation of 3 August 2000 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain
products in the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

ANNEX

Product

Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg

In case of
advance fixing of
refunds

White sugar:

— where the first paragraph of Article 2 applies

— in all other cases

—

36,24

Other

—

36,24