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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3379/00 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission. Longline fishing for tuna by EU fishermen.
Date: 2000-11-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU environmental policy, environmental impact, protection of animal life, sea fishing

22.5.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 151 E/119

(2001/C 151 E/133)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3379/00

by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission

(3 November 2000)

Subject: Longline fishing for tuna by EU fishermen

Is the Commission aware that International Bird Life, supported by the Royal Society for the Protection of
Birds in the UK, is campaigning against longline fishing for tuna since as many as 100 000 albatrosses and
kestrels are being killed every year because of this type of fishing?

What action is the Commission proposing to take to ensure that EU fishermen adjust their lines so that the
hooks are a few feet below the surface, thus not affecting the amount of tuna caught, but saving the lives
of sea birds?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-3268/00, E-3378/00 and E-3379/00
given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission

(5 December 2000)

Until now most of the concerns expressed to the Commission have referred to the incidental catches of
seabirds in the Southern Hemisphere oceans. The Commission is gathering information on the extent to
which this issue constitutes a real problem within Community waters.

As part of this approach, Commission has requested the International council for the exploration of the
sea to provide information and advice on the pressures that fishing activity exerts on marine environment
and, more particularly, on non-commercial species. Finally the Commission would refer the Honourable
Members to its answer to Written Question E-3126/00 (1) by Mr Davies.

(1) OJ C 136 E, 8.5.2001, p. 190.

(2001/C 151 E/134)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3269/00

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(20 October 2000)

Subject: The violence erupting against Christian communities in the Moluccas

There is widespread concern among the Christian community at the conflict in the Moluccas, caused by
provocateurs acting on behalf of political and extremist elements in Indonesia. It is estimated that 7 000
jihad warriors have converged on these islands and attacked Christian homes, causing an estimated 4 000
deaths and the displacement of 350 000 people.

Would the Commission consider, as a matter of urgency, sending a delegation from the EU to undertake
an impartial investigation of the situation, urging the Indonesian Government to allow unrestricted access
for humanitarian agencies and a safe location for those in hiding and encouraging the Indonesian
Government to investigate, identify and prosecute those responsible for this conflict?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(8 November 2000)

The Commission shares the concerns expressed by the Honourable Member regarding the conflict in the
Moluccas, which has caused several thousand deaths in the Christian and the Muslim communities on the
islands, as well as some 300 000 displaced persons.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2439/2000 of 3 November 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2225/2000 fixing the olive yields and oil yields for the 1999/2000 marketing year
Date: 2000-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, crop yield, location of production, marketing year, olive oil

L 280/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.11.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2439/2000

of 3 November 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 2225/2000 fixing the olive yields and oil yields for the 1999/2000
marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organ-
isation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 (2), and in particular Article
5(11) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17
July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for
the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer
organisations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1639/
98 (4), and in particular Article 19 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides
that the olive yields and oil yields referred to in Article
5(7) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC are to be fixed by
homogenous production zone on the basis of the figures
supplied by producer Member States. The production
zones were delimited by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2138/97 of 30 October 1997 delimiting the homo-
genous olive oil production zones (5), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2224/2000 (6).

(2)

(3)

In point C (‘Greece’) of the Annex to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 2225/2000 (7),
the figures giving the
national average yields were omitted from the last line of
the table. They should be added to it.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2225/2000 is amended as
follows:

In the last line of the table in point C (‘Greece’), the following
figures are added:

— at

the bottom of

the third column (‘kg olives/tree

harvested’):

‘30,5’,

— at the bottom of the fourth column (‘kg oil/100 kg olives’):

‘20,9’.

Article 2

into force on the third day
This Regulation shall enter
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, 3 November 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 38.
(5) OJ L 297, 31.10.1997, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 16.

(7) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 24.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2441/2000 of 3 November 2000 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
Date: 2000-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, viticulture, wine

4.11.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 280/43

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2441/2000

of 3 November 2000

on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 of
11 July 1995 on arrangements for issuing export licences for
wine-sector products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2739/1999 (2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the
market in wine (3) limits the grant of export refunds for
wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure
contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded
during the Uruguay Round multilateral
trade nego-
tiations.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 lays down the
conditions under which the Commission may take
specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity
laid down or the budget available under the said Agree-
ment.

On the basis of information on export licence applica-
tions available to the Commission on 3 November
2000, the quantity still available for the period until 15
November 2000, for zone (2) Asia referred to in Article

3(4a) of Regulation (EC) No 1685/95, could be exceeded
unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of
the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for
the acceptance of applications submitted between 25
and 31 October 2000 should be applied and the
submission of applications and the issue of
licences
suspended until 15 November 2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for
wine-sector products for which applications are submitted
between 25 and 31 October 2000 under Regulation (EC) No
1685/95 shall be issued for 62,70 % of the quantities requested
for zone (2) Asia.

2.
The issue of export licences for wine-sector products
referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted
from 1 November 2000 and the submission of export licence
applications from 4 November 2000 shall be suspended until
15 November 2000.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 November 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 3 November 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 161, 12.7.1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 60.
(3) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3397/00 by Caroline Jackson (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Soul for Europe Programme.
Date: 2000-11-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, association, religious institution

C 163 E/106

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

6.6.2001

(2001/C 163 E/114)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3397/00

by Caroline Jackson (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(3 November 2000)

Subject: Soul for Europe Programme

Can the Commission give the following information regarding what is known as the Soul for Europe
Programme:

1. Has the Soul for Europe Programme received any grant from the European Union budget?

2. How does the Soul for Europe fund or programme function, what are its objectives and who

administers it?

3.

If such grants are given to the Soul for Europe Programme from the EU budget, how does the
Commission answer the criticism that it should not seek to give financial support to religious
organisations to promote closer political integration which members of those organisations do not
necessarily support?

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(11 December 2000)

There is no Community programme called (cid:145)Soul for Europe(cid:146). There is an organisation of this name which
coordinates the work of religious associations of all denominations.

Soul for Europe is an organisation independent of the European institutions. Its objectives and who
administers it are its own responsibility.

The associations which are members of Soul for Europe, like all others concerned, have access to budget
heading A-3024, which since 1999 has operated on the basis of the publication of a call for proposals.

Soul for Europe is not subsidised directly via budget heading A-3024. However, it received an operational
grant of € 44 000 for the year 2000 on the basis of budget heading A-3021.

(2001/C 163 E/115)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3399/00

by Mikko Pes(cid:228)l(cid:228) (ELDR) to the Commission

(3 November 2000)

Subject: VAT avoidance

I have noticed that in some EU Member States it is hard to get a receipt on which the VAT is clearly
indicated. Because not every shop has electronic cash registers, it is very easy to avoid paying VAT. This
problem should not be neglected, since the greater part of VAT revenue goes to the EU and thus the non-
payment of VAT is of concern to the whole EU.

What percentage of VAT does the Commission estimate is avoided, and how does it propose to improve
the effectiveness of controls?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2438/2000 of 3 November 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 908/2000 laying down detailed rules for calculating aid granted by Member States to producer organisations in the fisheries and aquaculture sector
Date: 2000-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, aquaculture, fishing industry, producer organisation, production aid, terms for aid

4.11.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 280/37

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2438/2000

of 3 November 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 908/2000 laying down detailed rules for calculating aid granted by
Member States to producer organisations in the fisheries and aquaculture sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17
December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrange-
ments regarding Community structural assistance in the fish-
eries sector (1), and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 908/2000
of 2 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for calculating
aid granted by Member States to producer organisations
in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (2),
lays down
detailed rules for the transition from the provisions in
force until 31 December 1999 to those in force from 1
January 2000.

The provisions of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No
908/2000 are not consistent with those of Article 30(2)
of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June
1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural
Funds (3). The situation should therefore be rectified by
amending Regulation (EC) No 908/2000.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The third paragraph of Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 908/
2000 is deleted and replaced by the following:

‘In the case of aid decided on by Member States after 1
January 2000 on the basis of Articles 7 and 7b of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3759/92, reimbursement shall be made in
the context of the programming of the Structural Funds for
the Member State concerned for the period 2000 to 2006.’

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 November 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 105, 3.5.2000, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2436/2000 of 3 November 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

L 280/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.11.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2436/2000

of 3 November 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 November 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 November 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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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 280/27

to the Commission Regulation of 3 November 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 20 10

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
064
204
999
052
628
999
052
999
204
999
052
388
528
999
052
064
400
632
999
052
388
400
404
524
528
999
052
064
999

104,5
121,3
86,0
103,9
97,2
132,0
114,6
90,0
90,0
53,9
53,9
68,1
69,5
54,9
64,2
101,6
95,3
263,6
42,3
125,7
139,8
44,0
58,5
92,0
62,0
63,8
76,7
91,3
54,7
73,0

(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’.