do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations No 136/66/EEC and (EC) No 1638/98 as regards the extension of the period of validity of the aid scheme and the quality strategy for olive oil (COM(2000) 855 — C5-0026/2001 — 2000/0358(CNS))
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: aid system, common organisation of markets, food inspection, labelling, marketing standard, olive oil, product quality

7.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 34 E/341

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulations No 136/66/EEC and (EC) No 1638/98 as regards the extension of the period of validity
of the aid scheme and the quality strategy for olive oil (COM(2000) 855 (cid:129) C5-0026/2001 (cid:129) 2000/
0358(CNS))

Thursday 17 May 2001

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 855),

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0026/2001),

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion

of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0137/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC

2.
Treaty;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by

3.
Parliament;

4.

5.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

4. Statute and financing of European political parties *

A5-0167/2001

Proposal for a Council regulation on the statute and financing of European political parties
(COM(2000) 898 (cid:129) C5-0081/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0011(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Recital 1

(1) Article 191 of the Treaty acknowledges that political parties
at European level are important as a factor for integration
within the European Union and that they contribute to form-
ing a European awareness and to expressing the political will of
the citizens.

the Treaty and Article 12(2) of

the
(1) Article 191 of
Charter of Fundamental Rights acknowledge that political
parties at European level are important as a factor for inte-
gration within the European Union and that they contribute
to forming a European awareness and to expressing the politi-
cal will of the citizens.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 965/2001 of 17 May 2001 on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of May 2001 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, import licence, originating product, overseas countries and territories, quantitative restriction, rice

L 136/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.5.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 965/2001

of 17 May 2001

on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries
and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of May 2001 pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 of
16 December 1997 laying down the detailed rules of applica-
tion for the import of rice from the ACP States and for the
import of rice from the overseas countries and territories
(OCT) (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2731/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97,
the Commission must decide within 10 days of the final
date for notification by the Member States the extent to
which applications can be granted and must fix the
available quantities for the following tranche.

Examination of the quantities for which applications
have been submitted shows that licences for the May
2001 tranche should be issued for the quantities applied

for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set
out in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Import licences for rice against applications submitted
during the first five working days of May 2001 pursuant to
Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 and notified to the Commission
shall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where
appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto.

The available quantities for the following tranche are set

2.
out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 135, 23.12.1997, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 39.

18.5.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 136/9

ANNEX

Regulation (EC) No 2603/97

Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for May 2001 and quantities available for
the following tranche:

Origin

Reduction (%)

Quantity available
for the tranche
for September 2001
(t)

OCT (Article 6)

— CN code 1006

ACP (Article 2(1))

— CN codes 1006 10 21 to 1006 10 98, 1006 20 and 1006 30

ACP (Article 3)

— CN code 1006 40 00

—

13 408

86,7354

41 666

93,9339

—
Commission Regulation (EC) No 971/2001 of 17 May 2001 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, export licence, export refund, oats

18.5.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 136/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 971/2001

of 17 May 2001

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001 (4),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000
of 3 October 2000 on a special
intervention measure for
cereals in Finland and Sweden (5), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 680/2001 (6), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from
Finland or Sweden to all third countries was opened
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000.

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000 provides
that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders
notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to
make no award.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund 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

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 11 to 17
May 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund
for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 2001.

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 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 249, 4.10.2000, p. 15.
(6) OJ L 94, 4.4.2001, p. 20.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 968/2001 of 17 May 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2014/2000
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, award of contract, common wheat, export licence, export refund

L 136/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.5.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 968/2001

of 17 May 2001

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 2014/2000

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001 (4), and in
particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
to certain ACP States was opened
common wheat
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2014/
2000 (5).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
fied,
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix

a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal 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,

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 11 to 17 May 2001, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2014/2000,
the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall
be EUR 3,00/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 2001.

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 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 241, 26.9.2000, p. 23.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2001 of 17 May 2001 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 730/2001
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, import, import licence, maize, tariff reduction

L 136/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.5.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 972/2001

of 17 May 2001

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 730/2001

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 12(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Spain was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 730/
2001 (3).

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2235/2000 (5), the Commission, acting under the proce-
dure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No
1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the
import duty.
In fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is

awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty.

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
in the maximum reduction in the import duty being
fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

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

For tenders notified from 11 to 17 May 2001, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 730/2001,
the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall
be 49,97 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of
270 350 tonnes.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 2001.

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 102, 12.4.2001, p. 32.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, euro, exchange rate, national currency

17.5.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 145/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 May 2001

(2001/C 145/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4621

Danish krone

9,0712

Swedish krona

0,6193

Pound sterling

0,8834

United States dollar

1,3666

Canadian dollar

109,26

Japanese yen

1,5329

Swiss franc

8,0335

Norwegian krone

88,44

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,6922

Australian dollar

2,1062

New Zealand dollar

7,0543

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2001 of 17 May 2001 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export, export refund, third country

18.5.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 136/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 969/2001

of 17 May 2001

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001 (4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to all third countries except the United States of
America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000 (5).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92

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

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund 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

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 11 to 17
May 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund
for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 2317/
2000.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 2001.

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 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 267, 20.10.2000, p. 23.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2230 — Sanmina/Siemens/Inboard Leiterplattentechnologie) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 145/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.5.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2230 (cid:151) Sanmina/Siemens/Inboard Leiterplattentechnologie)

(2001/C 145/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 December 2000 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CEN(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 300M2230. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2384 (cid:151) Ratos/3iGroup/Atle)

(2001/C 145/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 2 April 2001 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it
compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CEN(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2384. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1419/01 by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission. Fighting dogs.
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: competence of the Member States, domestic animal, physical aggression, public safety

C 340 E/226

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

4.12.2001

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(31 May 2001)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to his Written Question E-0411/01 (1).

That answer is still valid.

(1) See page 22.

(2001/C 340 E/262)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1419/01

by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission

(17 May 2001)

Subject: Fighting dogs

Measures have been taken in a number of European countries to combat the spread of breeds of fighting
dogs, both because they are dangerous (cid:129) as demonstrated by numerous attacks by dogs (cid:129) and the
unlawful use of such breeds by criminals to guard property or hold cruel dog fights for the purposes of
betting.

Does the Commission consider it useful to draw up a European legal framework aimed at the strict
regulation or, in certain cases, the elimination, of such dog breeds?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(26 June 2001)

In the absence of a harmonised definition of fighting dogs, the Commission takes the view that the issue
raised by the Honourable Member falls, in principle, within the remit of the Member States.

At the moment, the Member States have very different positions with regard to fighting dogs.

The Commission does not have a sufficiently sound scientific basis to draw up European legislation in this
area. In the light of this, it does not feel able to table any proposals on this issue.

(2001/C 340 E/263)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1430/01

by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Budgetary regulations applying to OLAF

(4 May 2001)

The establishment plan of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) for 2001 attributes to OLAF a maximum
of 53 permanent posts in Category A.

Can the Commission confirm that this limit has not been respected and that OLAF has instead almost 80
permanent A-Grade Officials on its payroll?

If this is the case, does the Commission agree that this is an irregularity and a serious breach of budgetary
regulations, and was this approved by the Commission(cid:146)s Financial Controller?