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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2688/2000 of 8 December 2000 prohibiting fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
Date: 2000-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, ship's flag

L 309/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.12.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2688/2000

of 8 December 2000

prohibiting fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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:

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES division
IIa (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of
Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the
quota allocated for 2000. Denmark prohibited fishing
for this stock from 24 November 2000. This date
should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

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
in
Community waters and,
waters where limitations in catch are required and
amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98 (3), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2579/2000 (4), lays down quotas
for mackerel for 2000.

for Community vessels,

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.

Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES division IIa (Norwe-
gian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered
in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated to Denmark for 2000.

Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES division IIa (Norwe-
gian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered
in Denmark 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 24 November 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 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 298, 25.11.2000, p. 3.
2001/87/EC: Council Decision of 8 December 2000 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention against transnational organised crime and its Protocols on combating trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and the smuggling of migrants by land, air and sea
Date: 2000-12-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: UN convention, child, migrant, organised crime, trafficking in human beings, woman

L 30/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1.2.2001

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 8 December 2000

on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention against
transnational organised crime and its Protocols on combating trafficking in persons, especially
women and children, and the smuggling of migrants by land, air and sea

(2001/87/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Articles 47, 62(2)(a), 63 first
subparagraph (3)(b), and 95 read in conjunction with the first
subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The elements of the Convention and the two Protocols
thereto which are subject to Community competence
were negotiated by the Commission, with the approval
of the Council, on behalf of the Community.

The Council also instructed the Commission to negotiate
the accession of the Community to the international
agreements in question.

successfully concluded and the
Negotiations were
resulting instruments will be open for signing by the
States and, within their areas of competence, by regional
organisations for economic integration in Palermo from
12 to 15 December 2000 and thereafter at the United
Nations headquarters for a period of two years.

(4)

The Member States having stated that they will sign the
instruments as soon as they are open for signing in

Palermo, the European Community should also be able
to sign,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

1.
The President of the Council is authorised to designate
the persons who are empowered, on behalf of the Community,
to sign the Convention against transnational organised crime
and the Protocols thereto on combating trafficking in persons,
especially women and children, and the smuggling of migrants
by land, air and sea.

2.
The text of the Convention and its additional Protocols,
which were adopted by the General Assembly of the United
Nations in its Resolution No 25 of 15 November 2000, will be
published in the Official
Journal of the European Communities
upon the accession of the Community.

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2000.

For the Council

The President

H. VÉDRINE
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3869/00 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission. WEEE ‐ electronic waste proposal ‐ spare parts and exemption.
Date: 2000-12-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: dangerous substance, electronic waste, marketing restriction, spare part, substitute product

C 187 E/74

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

3.7.2001

(2001/C 187 E/077)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3867/00

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(8 December 2000)

Subject: WEEE (cid:129) electronic waste proposal (cid:129) access to spare parts

With regard to the Electronic Waste (WEEE) and Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) proposals,
can the Commission clarify whether electronic products which have been put on the market before the
suggested date (2008) for substitution of several hazardous substances will not have to be discarded
prematurely for lack of the right spare parts? Can the Commission guarantee that the proposals will not
have an adverse impact on consumers?

(2001/C 187 E/078)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3868/00

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(8 December 2000)

Subject: WEEE (cid:129) electronic waste proposal (cid:129) spare parts and transition

With regard to the Electronic Waste (WEEE) and Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) proposals,
would the Commission agree that, during a transitional period, spare parts for use in products put on the
market before 2008 will need to be exempted from the ban on use of certain hazardous substances? If so,
what transitional period would the Commission have in mind?

(2001/C 187 E/079)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3869/00

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(8 December 2000)

Subject: WEEE (cid:129) electronic waste proposal (cid:129) spare parts and exemption

With regard to the Electronic Waste (WEEE) and Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) proposals,
would the Commission agree that a ban on substances in spare parts would have an impact on their
design which might make them incompatible with the electronic products in which they were used? Does
the Commission agree that this will lead to unnecessary waste creation?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-3867/00, E-3868/00 and E-3869/00
given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission

(23 February 2001)

Article 4 of the Proposal for a Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in
electrical and electronic equipment (1) foresees the substitution of certain heavy metals and brominated
flame retardants in this equipment with effect from 1 January 2008. Clearly, this requirement refers only
to new equipment placed on the market after 1 January 2008 and does not affect equipment already on
the market at that date.

It is not the intention to prohibit the use of spare parts containing one or more of the substances targeted
by the Proposal if the functioning of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market for the first
time before 2008 would be jeopardized without such spare parts. The Commission agrees that otherwise
electrical and electronic equipment might have to be discarded unnecessarily.

(1) OJ C 365 E, 19.12.2000.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2696/2000 of 8 December 2000 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2000-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence

9.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 309/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2696/2000

of 8 December 2000

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 134/1999 (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal originating in and imported from the United States
of America and Canada which may be imported on
special terms for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June
2001 at 11 500 t.

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

All applications

1.
from 1 to 5
import
December 2000 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef
and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No
936/97 shall be granted in full.

licences

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accord-
ance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the
first five days of January 2001 for 6 222,812 t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 22.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2693/2000 of 8 December 2000 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
Date: 2000-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence

9.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 309/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2693/2000

of 8 December 2000

on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(3)

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of
14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
298/2000 (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit
and vegetables sector.

system B
situation, applications
To avoid this
licences for lemons exported after 8 December 2000
should be rejected until the end of the current export
period,

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2432/2000 (3) fixes the
indicative quantities for system B export licences other
than those sought in the context of food aid.

In the light of the information available to the Commis-
sion today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities
laid down for the current export period for lemons will
shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the

Applications for system B export licences for lemons submitted
pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2432/2000, export
declarations for which are accepted after 8 December 2000 and
before 17 January 2001 are hereby rejected.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 34, 9.2.2000, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 279, 1.11.2000, p. 30.
2000/782/EC: Commission Decision of 8 December 2000 amending Decision 2000/609/EC laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of farmed ratite meat and amending Decision 94/85/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh poultrymeat (notified under document number C(2000) 3700) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, health certificate, import, poultrymeat, third country, veterinary inspection

9.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 309/37

COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 December 2000

amending Decision 2000/609/EC laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary
certification for imports of farmed ratite meat and amending Decision 94/85/EC drawing up a list
of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh poultrymeat

(notified under document number C(2000) 3700)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/782/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June
1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community
trade and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat (1),
as last amended by Directive 1999/89/EC (2), and in particular
Articles 11(1), and 12, thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17
December 1992 laying down animal health and public health
requirements governing trade
into the
Community of products not subject to the said requirements
laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex
A(1), to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to
Directive 90/425/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 97/
79/EC (4), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

in and imports

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 2000/609/EC (5)
laid down the
animal health conditions and veterinary certification for
imports of farmed ratite meat.

The date of entry into force of Decision 2000/609/EC is
1 October 2000.

Some third countries need more time to implement the
requirements laid down in the certification of Decision
2000/609/EC.

(4)

(5)

The six months surveillance period required in point 2.6
of the model B certificate laid down in Decision 2000/
609/EC shall be delayed for six months in order to give
time to the countries concerned to fully implement the
surveillance requirements.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In point 2.6 of the certificate model B in Annex II to Decision
2000/609/EC the following footnote is included at the end of
the sentence:

‘The six months period shall not come into effect until 1
May 2001.’

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(4) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(5) OJ L 258, 12.10.2000, p. 49.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2691/2000 of 8 December 2000 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2283/2000
Date: 2000-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

9.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 309/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2691/2000

of 8 December 2000

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A
rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2283/2000

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
2283/2000 (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 grain, medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third
countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 2283/2000 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders
submitted from 1 to 7 December 2000 at
197,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 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. 13.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2690/2000 of 8 December 2000 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2281/2000
Date: 2000-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

L 309/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.12.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2690/2000

of 8 December 2000

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2281/2000

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 organization 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
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
2281/2000 (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 round grain rice
to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-
tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2281/2000 is
hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 1 to 7
December 2000 at 199,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 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. 7.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.