do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/2000 of 4 September 2000 on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 18 827 tonnes of maize held by the German intervention agency
Date: 2000-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, award of contract, intervention agency, maize, sale, single market

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1875/2000

of 4 September 2000

on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 18 827
tonnes of maize held by the German intervention agency

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), and in particular Article 5 thereof.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (4),
lays
down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of
cereals held by the intervention agencies.

In the present market situation, a standing invitation to
tender for the resale on the internal market of 18 827
tonnes of maize held by the German intervention agency
should be issued.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

resale on the internal market of 18 827 tonnes of maize held
by it.

Article 2

1.
partial

The final date for the submission of tenders for the first
invitation to tender shall be 12 September 2000.

2.
The final date for the submission of tenders for the last
partial invitation to tender shall expire on 10 October 2000.

Tenders must be lodged with the German intervention

3.
agency at the following address:

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
Adickesallee 40
D-60322 Frankfurt am Main
Fax (49-69) 15 64-793

Article 3

Not later than Tuesday of the week following the final date for
the submission of tenders, the German intervention agency
shall notify the Commission of the quantities and average
prices of the various lots sold.

Article 1

Article 4

The German intervention agency shall issue pursuant to Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2131/93 a standing invitation to tender for the

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 September 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

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 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1873/2000 of 4 September 2000 on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 5 499 tonnes of sorghum held by the French intervention agency
Date: 2000-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, award of contract, intervention agency, sale, single market, sorghum

5.9.2000

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1873/2000

of 4 September 2000

on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 5 499
tonnes of sorghum held by the French intervention agency

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), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (4),
lays
down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of
cereals held by the intervention agencies.

In the present market situation, a standing invitation to
tender for the resale on the internal market of 5 499
tonnes of sorghum held by the French intervention
agency should be issued.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

resale on the internal market of 5 499 tonnes of sorghum held
by it.

Article 2

1.
partial

The final date for the submission of tenders for the first
invitation to tender shall be 12 September 2000.

2.
The final date for the submission of tenders for the last
partial invitation to tender shall expire on 10 October 2000.

Tenders must be lodged with the French intervention

3.
agency at the following address:

interprofessionnel des céréales

Office national
21, avenue Bosquet
F-75326 Paris
Telex OFBLE 200490/OFIDM 203662
Fax (33-1) 44 18 20 80.

Article 3

Not later than Tuesday of the week following the final date for
the submission of tenders, the French intervention agency shall
notify the Commission of the quantities and average prices of
the various lots sold.

Article 1

Article 4

The French intervention agency shall issue pursuant to Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2131/93 a standing invitation to tender for the

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 September 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

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 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2820/00 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Disqualified drivers.
Date: 2000-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: common transport policy, driving licence

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The Council Presidency is planning to organise in Paris on 12/13 December 2000 a second Forum
3.
for the discussion of human rights at which participants will be able to exchange views on the report and
other topics of common interest. A delegation from the European Parliament will be invited to this Forum.

The Council attaches great importance to the dialogue with the European Parliament on human
4.
rights issues. However, the possibility of adoption of an interinstitutional procedure to draft a single annual
report on human rights is not being considered at this stage.

(2001/C 103 E/263)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2820/00

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(4 September 2000)

Subject: Disqualified drivers

Will the Commission please detail what measures have been taken by the Member States to ensure that a
driver who is disqualified in one Member State is also disqualified in other Member States? Is the
Commission satisfied that current arrangements are working adequately, and if not, what measures does
it propose to remedy the situation?

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(21 September 2000)

The enforcement of driving disqualifications in Member States other than that in which the disqualification
was imposed requires judicial co-operation between Member States in a criminal matter. The introduction
of such a measure, therefore, does not fall within direct Community competence but rather within the area
of co-operation between Member States in Justice and home affairs.

Current arrangements in this field, if existent, are not established on the basis of multilateral co-operation,
but rather within the framework of bilateral agreements between certain Member States. This system is
inadequate in view of the requirements of the free movement of persons and the increase in international
road traffic.

In order to ensure enforcement of driving disqualifications throughout the Union, a Convention on driving
disqualifications (1) has therefore been drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 (now Article 31) of the Treaty
on European Union within the framework of Justice and home affairs. So far, this Convention has not
been ratified by a Member State.

Under Article 2 of this Convention, its objective is to ensure that drivers who are disqualified from driving
in a Member State other than that in which they normally reside should not escape the effects of their
disqualification when leaving the State of the offence.

Given that it is of utmost importance for road safety within the Union that a Union-wide effect be given to
driving disqualifications by adequate means (see the first recital of the Convention) the entry into force of
the Convention is a first important step to remedy the present situation.

(1) OJ C 216, 10.7.1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1874/2000 of 4 September 2000 on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 2 604 tonnes of maize held by the French intervention agency
Date: 2000-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, award of contract, intervention agency, maize, sale, single market

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1874/2000

of 4 September 2000

on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 2 604
tonnes of maize held by the French intervention agency

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), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (4),
lays
down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of
cereals held by the intervention agencies.

In the present market situation, a standing invitation to
tender for the resale on the internal market of 2 604
tonnes of maize held by the French intervention agency
should be issued.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

resale on the internal market of 2 604 tonnes of maize held by
it.

Article 2

1.
partial

The final date for the submission of tenders for the first
invitation to tender shall be 12 September 2000.

2.
The final date for the submission of tenders for the last
partial invitation to tender shall expire on 10 October 2000.

Tenders must be lodged with the French intervention

3.
agency at the following address:

interprofessionnel des céréales

Office national
21, avenue Bosquet
F-75326 Paris
Telex OFBLE 200490/OFIDM 203662
Fax (33-1) 44 18 20 80.

Article 3

Not later than Tuesday of the week following the final date for
the submission of tenders, the French intervention agency shall
notify the Commission of the quantities and average prices of
the various lots sold.

Article 1

Article 4

The French intervention agency shall issue pursuant to Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2131/93 a standing invitation to tender for the

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 September 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

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 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2811/00 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Improving the standard of slaughterhouses in candidate Member States.
Date: 2000-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Central and Eastern European countries, common agricultural policy, meat processing industry

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EN

6.3.2001

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(20 September 2000)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(2001/C 72 E/260)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2811/00

by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(4 September 2000)

Subject: Improving the standard of slaughterhouses in candidate Member States

In view of the impending accession of a number of Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs),
representatives of the EU(cid:146)s agricultural sector are establishing contacts with possible partners in those
countries. It appears that slaughterhouses in the CEECs rarely, if ever, comply with the strict European
standards. Representatives of the Belgian slaughterhouses also point out that a number of slaughterhouses
have had to be demolished because of their limited capacity. Provided the plans are modified, there is
sufficient expertise within the Union to rebuild the demolished slaughterhouses, if so requested by the
CEECs, thereby enabling them to be used again.

Can the Commission say whether it supports this approach (recommissioning of old and/or dismantled
slaughterhouses) and whether it is willing to provide financial aid for pilot projects for the (re-)construc-
tion and modification of these CEEC slaughterhouses so that they comply with European standards?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(26 September 2000)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1872/2000 of 4 September 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

5.9.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1872/2000

of 4 September 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 5 September 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 September 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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to the Commission Regulation of 4 September 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

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 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999
052
628
999
052
388
999
388
524
528
999
052
064
400
999
388
400
508
512
528
720
728
800
804
999
052
388
999
052
999
052
064
066
068
094
999

73,7
73,7
75,3
142,3
108,8
53,6
53,7
53,7
60,3
57,7
64,5
60,8
64,5
38,2
145,2
82,6
102,6
55,9
79,2
72,3
59,2
66,1
63,8
192,9
71,7
84,9
90,6
64,7
77,7
110,5
110,5
71,8
57,6
60,3
47,7
46,7
56,8

(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’.
2000/531/EC: First supplementary and amending budget of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) for 2000
Date: 2000-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Union Intellectual Property Office, budgetary expenditure, budgetary resources, financial regulation, general budget (EU)

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DOCUMENTS ANNEXED TO THE GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION

First supplementary and amending budget of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) for 2000

(2000/531/EC)

Pursuant to Article 13 of the Financial Regulation of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) adopted by its Budget Committee on 7 July 1995 and last amended on 26
November 1998, ‘the budget, the establishment plan and the supplementary and/or amending budget(s)
shall be published in the Official Journal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and
Designs). The summary budget documents providing an overview per title, chapter, article and budgetary
item shall likewise be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The President of the
Office shall approve any other measure for publicizing the budget of the Office.’

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WRITTEN QUESTION P-2800/00 by Hanja Maij-Weggen (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Additives in cigarettes.
Date: 2000-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: adjuvant, analytical chemistry, consumer information, public health, tobacco industry

13.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 81 E/219

(2001/C 81 E/284)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2800/00

by Hanja Maij-Weggen (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(4 September 2000)

Subject: Additives in cigarettes

According to (cid:145)Nederlands Algemeen Dagblad(cid:146) of 3 August 2000, the Danish cigarette industry has
disclosed which substances are added to cigarettes to make smokers smoke more and, possibly, foster
addiction.

Apparently there are 37 substances (some of which are being kept secret), including ammonium hydrotine
to promote nicotine absorption into the lungs, liquorice extract, which suppresses irritation of the mucous
membrane in the mouth and throat, cocoa extract, which appears to enlarge lung surface, and magnesium
oxide, which gives exhaled smoke a neutral colour.

Is the Commission aware of this study?

Can the Commission identify the other 33 substances are and say what effects they have?

Does the Commission not think that smokers and non-smokers, the latter being,
in many instances,
passive smokers, are entitled to complete candour with regard to tobacco additives and, in particular, to
know whether these additives are dangerous and especially addictive?

Can the Commission force such transparency on the cigarette industry, and, if so, how and when can it
do so?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(19 September 2000)

The Commission is not aware of the enquiry mentioned by the Honourable Member. Consequently,
it cannot comment on the substances concerned. Any information in the possession of the Honourable
Member will, of course, be examined if communicated to the Commission.

The Commission has, however, proposed a directive in which rules are envisaged concerning non-tobacco
ingredients in tobacco products (1), whereby manufacturers or importers would be required to declare such
ingredients and their effects on health. The declaration on effects would cover both burnt and unburnt
forms of such ingredients, and include an analysis of their addictive qualities if appropriate. A common
position was adopted by the Council on 31 July 2000 (2).

(1) COM(2000) 428 final.
(2) unpublished to date.

(2001/C 81 E/285)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2890/00

by Isidoro SÆnchez Garc(cid:237)a (ELDR) to the Commission

(14 September 2000)

Subject: Breakdown of EIB loans to SMEs and town councils in the Canary Islands (Spain), 1994-1999

Commission sources indicate that between 1994 and 1999, the EIB granted PTA 22 084 million to SMEs
and town councils in the Canaries.

Will the Commission please detail the specific projects concerned, and give an exact breakdown of the
total figure?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2795/00 by Lord Inglewood (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Top rate of tax on personal incomes in each country of the European Union.
Date: 2000-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, tax on income

C 174 E/10

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19.6.2001

(cid:129) the reports from Amnesty International and the Committee for Struggle against Torture Through

Isolation that Turkish prisons are rife with cases of torture and human rights abuses;

Would the Council comment on the conditions and the human rights record in Turkish prisons, especially
in relation to the status of Turkey(cid:146)s application for accession to the Union?

Reply

(8 March 2001)

The Turkish authorities are well aware that they have much to achieve in improving prison standards,
ending torture and reforming their judicial and penal system generally in order to meet the Copenhagen
Criteria.

Conditions in Turkish prisons feature in the Commission(cid:146)s regular report on Turkey(cid:146)s progress towards
accession (1) and in Turkey(cid:146)s Accession Partnership.

(1) COM(1999) 513 final, p. 13.

(2001/C 174 E/009)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2795/00

by Lord Inglewood (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(4 September 2000)

Subject: Top rate of tax on personal incomes in each country of the European Union

Would the Commission please draw up a table showing the current top rate of tax on personal incomes in
each country of the European Union, indicating in respect of each the threshold of income (expressed in
euros and pounds sterling) at which this tax rate applies?

(2001/C 174 E/010)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2796/00

by Lord Inglewood (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(4 September 2000)

Subject: Top rate of personal inheritance tax in each country of the European Union

Would the Commission please draw up a table showing the top rate of personal inheritance tax, or other
comparable tax at death, in each country of the European Union?