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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2533/2000 of 17 November 2000 repealing Regulation (EC) No 2336/2000 prohibiting fishing for sprat by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
Date: 2000-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, ship's flag

18.11.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 291/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2533/2000

of 17 November 2000

repealing Regulation (EC) No 2336/2000 prohibiting fishing for sprat by vessels flying the flag of
Sweden

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2846/98 of 17 December 1998 (2), and in particular Article
21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2000 (3) prohi-
bits fishing for sprat in ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (4) by
vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden.

On 26 October 2000, Denmark transferred to Sweden
3 000 tonnes of sprat in ICES divisions IIIb, c and d.
Fishing for sprat in ICES divisions IIIb, c and d by vessels

flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden should
therefore be authorised. Regulation (EC) No 2336/2000
should therefore be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2336/2000 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 17 November 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 19.
(4) EC waters.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/2000 of 17 November 2000 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2285/2000
Date: 2000-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice

L 291/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.11.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2543/2000

of 17 November 2000

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long
grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2285/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000 (2),
and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of
6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of
rice to Réunion (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/
1999 (4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,

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

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3
of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy
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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2285/2000 (5) opens
an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported
to Réunion.

Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 13 to
16 November 2000 in response to the invitation to tender
referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2285/2000 for the subsidy
on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice falling within
CN code 1006 20 98.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 November 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 260, 14.10.2000, p. 19.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2532/2000 of 17 November 2000 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2000-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, ship's flag

L 291/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.11.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2532/2000

of 17 November 2000

prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2846/98 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December
1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98 (3),
as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1902/2000 (4),

lays down quotas for cod for 2000.

In order to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I and
IIb by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in

Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000.
Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock from 6
November 2000. This date should be adopted in this
Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I and IIb by
vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are
hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to
Portugal for 2000.

Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions I and IIb by
vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is
hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment
and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the
date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 6 November 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 50.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3578/00 by Cristiana Muscardini (UEN) to the Commission. Political refugees in Europe.
Date: 2000-11-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Italy, Somalia, approximation of laws, equal treatment, political refugee, right of asylum

6.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 163 E/169

The exemptions provided for in the Sixth Directive do not cover reconstruction operations carried out
following natural disasters. In addition, the existence of these exemptions has been shown to cause
difficulties as regards tax neutrality and operators have frequently complained about this. The Commission
does not therefore intend to broaden the scope of these exemptions in the future.

In view of the current legal framework for VAT the Commission is of the opinion that a solution to the
problem raised by the Honourable Member should be sought outside the common VAT system.

Furthermore, Article 87(2)(b) (ex Article 92) of the EC Treaty considers aid to make good the damage
caused by natural disasters or other exceptional occurrences to be compatible with the common market.
It is therefore up to the Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, to decide whether
to take these measures and in what form.

(1) OJ L 145, 13.6.1977.

(2001/C 163 E/192)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3578/00

by Cristiana Muscardini (UEN) to the Commission

(17 November 2000)

Subject: Political refugees in Europe

It is extremely important for host countries to ensure that political refugees are given the best possible
treatment when they arrive. In Italy, however, political refugees from Somalia do not receive the same
treatment as in other European countries.

Would the Commission not agree that it should ask all the European governments to harmonise their
legislation on the rights of political refugees, so as to ensure that the same rules apply in all the EU
Member States?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(18 December 2000)

The Commission would remind the Honourable Member that, taking as a basis the conclusions of the
Tampere summit and the scoreboard for monitoring progress achieved in establishing the area of freedom,
security and justice, it will be putting forward proposals for legislation on the conditions governing the
reception of asylum-seekers by March 2001 and on the approximation of the rules governing the
recognition and the content of refugee status and additional forms of protection providing an appropriate
status for all persons in need of such protection by the end of 2001. Once these proposals have been
adopted, they will be applicable in all the Member States covered by Title IV of the EC Treaty. They will
complement the proposal for a Council Directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States
for granting and withdrawing refugee status, presented by the Commission on 20 September 2000 (1).

The Commission would also refer the Honourable Member to its communication of 22 November 2000 (2)
Towards a common asylum procedure and a uniform status, valid throughout the Union, for persons
granted asylum.

(1) COM(2000) 578 final.
(2) COM(2000) 755.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2542/2000 of 17 November 2000 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2284/2000
Date: 2000-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

18.11.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 291/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2542/2000

of 17 November 2000

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2284/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000 (2),
and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
the
in the maximum export refund being fixed at
amount specified in Article 1.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
2284/2000 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95 (5),
allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the
criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum export refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice
falling within CN code 1006 30 67 to be exported to certain
third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2284/2000 is hereby fixed on the basis of
the tenders submitted from 10 to 16 November 2000 at
249,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 November 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 260, 14.10.2000, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.