do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2293/2000 of 16 October 2000 setting the maximum amount of compensatory aid resulting from the conversion rates for the Swedish krona and the pound sterling applicable on 1 August 2000
Date: 2000-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Sweden, United Kingdom, agri-monetary policy, exchange rate, monetary compensatory amount

L 262/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.10.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2293/2000

of 16 October 2000

setting the maximum amount of compensatory aid resulting from the conversion rates for the
Swedish krona and the pound sterling applicable on 1 August 2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15
December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for
the euro (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:

December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the
application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in
agriculture (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/
1999 (3).

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinions of
the Management
Committees concerned,

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 provides
that compensatory payments may be made in cases
where the exchange rate applicable on the date of the
operative event
is below that previously applicable.
However, that provision is not applicable to amounts to
which a rate lower than the new rate was applicable
during the 24 months immediately before the new rate
took effect.

The exchange rates for the Swedish krona and the
pound sterling applicable on the operative event date of
1 August 2000 were lower than those previously applic-
able.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum amounts of the first tranche of compensatory
aid which may be paid as a result of the reduction recorded on
the operative event date of 1 August 2000 in the exchange
rates for the Swedish krona and the pound sterling compared
to the exchange rates previously applicable are listed in the
Annex.

Article 2

The compensatory aid is to be determined and paid in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 and
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication 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, 16 October 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36.
(3) OJ L 164, 30.3.1999, p. 53.

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ANNEX

Maximum amounts of the first tranche of compensatory aid expressed in million EUR

Measures

Type

Regulation

Sweden

United Kingdom

Per hectare aid, fibre flax

Production aid, hemp

(EEC) No 1308/70

(EEC) No 1308/70

0,003992

0

0,748098

0,102258
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2292/2000 of 16 October 2000 closing an invitation to tender for the supply of fishery products as food aid
Date: 2000-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, fishery product, food aid, invitation to tender

17.10.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 262/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2292/2000

of 16 October 2000

closing an invitation to tender for the supply of fishery products as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27
June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and
special operations in support of food security (1), and in partic-
ular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

be reviewed and the invitation to tender for this lot should
consequently be closed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For lot A of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2018/2000 the
invitation to tender is closed.

By Regulation (EC) No 2018/2000 (2), the Commission issued
an invitation to tender for the supply of fishery products as
food aid. The conditions of the supply, as regards lot A should

Article 2

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, 16 October 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 166, 5.7.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 241, 26.9.2000, p. 34.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3204/00 by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Council. Civil liberties in Saudi Arabia.
Date: 2000-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Saudi Arabia, common foreign and security policy, international human rights law

C 174 E/24

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

19.6.2001

The Commission would remind the Honourable Member that once all national remedies against the act in
question have been exhausted, it is possible to bring a complaint before the European Court of Human
Rights in Strasbourg.

(2001/C 174 E/023)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3204/00

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Council

(16 October 2000)

Subject: Civil liberties in Saudi Arabia

Further to reports of human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia, how has the Council addressed the issue of civil
liberties during multilateral talks with this country?

Reply

(8 March 2001)

The EU is encouraging Saudi Arabia and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to act to
improve civil liberties and the human rights situation in their countries and to cooperate with the UN and
international human rights organisations. The issue of human rights is always raised by the EU in its twice-
the
yearly Ministerial meetings with the GCC, as well as at other meetings.
Cooperation Agreement between the Community and the GCC (1), the EU has (cid:129) so far unsuccessfully (cid:129)
proposed the establishment of a human rights dialogue at all levels.

In the framework of

A negotiating mandate with a view to the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the Community
and the GCC was drawn up in 1991. This mandate is currently being updated. A Commission proposal to
that effect is expected in a few weeks. In accordance with the policy followed by the EU as regards human
rights in the context of its agreements with third countries, human rights would constitute an essential
element in any agreement of that type.

(1) OJ L 54, 25.2.1989, p. 1.

(2001/C 174 E/024)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3218/00

by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Development of a studio theme park in Mainz

(17 October 2000)

The ZDF is planning to develop a studio theme park in Mainz, Germany. The theme park is to provide
purely commercial leisure facilities, not unlike attractions on offer in other leisure parks, with which it will
therefore be in direct competition.

In this context the following questions are asked:

1. What view does the Commission take of the fact that the ZDF studio theme park is a purely
commercial theme park whose activities are not covered by the public-service broadcasting remit,
contrary to stipulations of the German Monopolies Commission(cid:146)s thirteenth Biennial Report 1998/
1999 drawn up in accordance with Section 44, paragraph 1, sentence 1, of the GWB (Act against
Restraints of Competition) (p. 446)?

2. What view does the Commission take of the German Monopolies Commission(cid:146)s recommendation that

these kinds of activities should not be pursued by public institutions such as the ZDF?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2291/2000 of 16 October 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

17.10.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 262/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2291/2000

of 16 October 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 17 October 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 October 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 16 October 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

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999
052
628
999
052
999
052
388
524
528
999
052
064
400
632
999
039
388
400
800
999
052
064
999

107,2
107,2
94,1
139,3
116,7
79,6
79,6
70,6
57,1
55,0
61,8
61,1
96,5
81,9
223,4
44,3
111,5
84,3
55,5
58,4
169,1
91,8
94,6
59,3
76,9

(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’.
2000/632/EC: Commission Decision of 16 October 2000 on additional Community financial aid towards the eradication of classical swine fever in Belgium in 1997 and 1998 (notified under document number C(2000) 3011) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
Date: 2000-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, animal plague, financial aid, health legislation, swine

L 267/62

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20.10.2000

COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 October 2000

on additional Community financial aid towards the eradication of classical swine fever in Belgium
in 1997 and 1998

(notified under document number C(2000) 3011)

(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/632/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC (1) of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field, as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (2), and in particular Article
3(3) and (5) and Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Outbreaks of classical swine fever occurred in Belgium
in July 1997. The appearance of the disease represents a
serious danger to community pig stocks. With a view to
the
contributing towards the speedy eradication of
disease the Community is able to contribute to expendi-
ture incurred by the Member State for losses suffered.

On 3 June 1998 Belgium presented an application for
reimbursement of all the expenditure incurred within the
country in 1997 and 1998, supplementing the applica-
tion with further data received on 18 January 2000.

The Commission has adopted Decisions 98/61/EC (3),
98/674/EC (4) on Community financial aid towards the
eradication of classical swine fever and Decision 1999/
20/EC (5) on the prevention of classical swine fever.
Three tranches by way of advance payments have been
paid under those Decisions, for a total of EUR 3,15
million.

It is now necessary to fix the amount of the final tranche
of Community financial aid.

The Commission has verified that all the Community
veterinay rules have been applied and that all the condi-

tions attaching to Community financial aid have been
observed.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

A fourth and final tranche of a maximum of EUR 365 000
shall be available to Belgium by way of Community financial
aid for eligible expenditure incurred towards eradicating
outbreaks of classical swine fever in 1997 and 1998.

Article 2

The balance of the Community financial aid shall be paid to
Belgium once this Decision has been adopted.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Done at Brussels, 16 October 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(3) OJ L 16, 21.1.1998, p. 39.
(4) OJ L 317, 26.11.1998, p. 41.
(5) OJ L 6, 12.1.1999, p. 22.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3168/00 by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Council. Cyprus and the Loizidou case.
Date: 2000-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Cyprus, Türkiye, accession to the European Union

C 163 E/50

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

6.6.2001

(2001/C 163 E/049)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3168/00

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Council

(16 October 2000)

Subject: Cyprus and the Loizidou case

1. Will compliance with the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Loizidou
v. Turkey be a condition laid down in the EU(cid:146)s accession partnership agreement with Turkey?

2. Will any reference be made to Cyprus in the EU(cid:146)s accession partnership agreement with Turkey?

3.

In the opinion of the Commission, has Turkey, since the Helsinki Summit, made any progress:

(a)

towards fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria, and

(b)

towards complying with the preconditions laid down in the communique issued by the European
Council in Helsinki?

Reply

(26 February 2001)

The Honourable Member will note that the Council registered political agreement to the accession

1.
partnership with Turkey and the relevant framework Regulation at its meeting on 4/5 December 2000.

In so doing, it recalled the terms of the Helsinki European Council conclusions as regards the criteria to be
met by all candidate countries.

2.
The Council would remind the Honourable Member that it cannot formally adopt the framework
Regulation until such time as the European Parliament has delivered its Opinion, which it is expected to do
in February 2001.

(2001/C 163 E/050)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3173/00

by Valter Veltroni (PSE) to the Commission

(4 October 2000)

Subject: Measures to restrict the support arrangements for film and television production and distribution

At the recent seminar held at the LumiŁre Institute in Lyons on 11/12 September 2000 under the auspices
of the French Presidency, the Commission Directorate-General for Competition, represented by one of its
officials,
formally announced the future assessment criteria applying to national support systems to
promote the film and audio-visual industry. The criteria will apparently be as follows: 1. the State aid
granted to any work may not exceed 50 % of the total; 2. a producer will be obliged to invest at least 20 %
of the funding outside national territory. Furthermore,
it seems that the concept of State aid is being
interpreted in such a way as to cover every investment undertaken by the State, and hence including even
the investment requirements that might be imposed on public-service corporations by law, with the result
that investment in that category will be taken into account when calculating the total amount of aid
subject to the 50 % threshold.

These measures, if they were in fact to be implemented, would pose a serious danger to the European film
and audio-visual industry, which is already in difficulty, especially in small countries constituting national
markets and language areas of limited size. What is at stake, therefore, is the future of European culture
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2295/2000 of 16 October 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 on aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed milk
Date: 2000-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agro-industry, aid system, milk by-product, skimmed milk

L 262/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.10.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2295/2000

of 16 October 2000

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 on aid for the production of casein and caseinates from
skimmed milk

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1670/2000 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2921/
90 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1236/
2000 (4), sets the aid for skimmed milk processed into
casein or casinates. Given the market trend for these
products and that for skimmed milk powder the aid
should be decreased.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 the amount
‘EUR 5,78’

is replaced by ‘EUR 4,90’.

Article 2

This Regultion shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication 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, 16 October 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 279, 11.10.1990, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 141, 15.6.2000, p. 7.