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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2532/2001 of 21 December 2001 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, ship's flag

L 341/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.12.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2532/2001

of 21 December 2001

prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France

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 Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001 (2), and in particular Article
21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December
2000 fixing for 2001 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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2425/2001 (4), lays down quotas for herring for 2001.

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 herring in the waters of ICES divisions
V b (EC waters), VI a north and VI b by vessels flying the

flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the
quota allocated for 2001. France has prohibited fishing
for this stock from 2 November 2001. This date should
be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC
waters), VI a north and VI b by vessels flying the flag of France
or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted
the quota allocated to France for 2001.

Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC
waters), VI a north and VI b by vessels flying the flag of France
or registered in France 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 2 November 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 334, 30.12.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 7.
Corrigendum to the authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (OJ C 358 of 15.12.2001)
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

C 367/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2001

Corrigendum to the authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

CORRIGENDA

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 358 of 15 December 2001)

(2001/C 367/16)

On page 4, last Aid No:

for:

(cid:145)Aid No: N 125/2000(cid:146),

read:

(cid:145)Aid No: NN 125/2000(cid:146).
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3441/01 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. The communal woodlands of Galicia and the Galician government's agricultural initiatives.
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Galicia, Structural Funds, agricultural policy, aid system, autonomous community, common land, rural development

C 160 E/112

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

4.7.2002

dictatorship, and the use of the woodlands, which are indivisible and unalienable, is regulated by Regional
legislation. Within the limits inherent in their characteristics and the legislation, they can be used for
forestry, farming, environmental purposes, tourism, industry, mining, etc., whilst remaining in common
ownership. These tracts of land have extraordinary economic and social potential, which has so far hardly
been exploited. Can they be the subject of rural development initiatives under the second pillar of the
CAP?

(2002/C 160 E/145)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3441/01

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(21 December 2001)

Subject: The ‘communal woodlands’ of Galicia and the Galician government’s agricultural initiatives

Has the Galician government submitted specific agricultural development plans for the ‘communal
woodlands’ of Galicia, to be granted European Union support for the period 2000-2006? Can these plans
be made public?

(2002/C 160 E/146)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3443/01

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(21 December 2001)

Subject: The ‘communal woodlands’ of Galicia and Galician government initiatives for forestry

Has the Galician government submitted specific tree-planting programmes for the ‘communal woodlands’
of Galicia, to be granted European Union support for the period 2000-2006? Can these plans be made
public?

(2002/C 160 E/147)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3444/01

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(21 December 2001)

Subject: The ‘communal woodlands’ of Galicia and the Leader+ and Proder initiatives

Does the Commission know whether the ‘communal woodlands’ of Galicia have been the subject of
specific projects under the Leader+ or Proder initiatives in force in Galicia? If so, what actual projects are
there?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-3440/01, E-3441/01, E-3443/01 and E-3444/01
given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(1 February 2002)

The Commission contributes through the Structural Funds to various regional development programmes in
Spain. Galicia has a number of agricultural and rural development programmes in receipt of Community
funding.

However, there is no specific programme for the common lands that the Honourable Member refers to.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/2001 of 21 December 2001 prohibiting fishing for hake by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, ship's flag

22.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 341/97

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2543/2001

of 21 December 2001

prohibiting fishing for hake by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

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 Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001 (2), and in particular Article
21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December
2000 fixing for 2001 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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2425/2001 (4),
lays down quotas for hake for 2001.

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 hake in the waters of ICES divisions II a
(EC waters) and North Sea (EC water) by vessels flying

the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Nether-
lands have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. The
Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock from
16 November 2001. This date should be adopted in this
Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of hake in the waters of II a (EC waters) and North Sea
(EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or
registered in the Netherlands are hereby deemed to have
exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 2001.

Fishing for hake in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC waters)
and North Sea (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of the
Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is hereby prohib-
ited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of
this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of applica-
tion 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 16 November 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 334, 30.12.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2548/2001 of 21 December 2001 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled long grain rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/2001
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

22.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 341/103

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2548/2001

of 21 December 2001

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third
countries of wholly milled long grain rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/2001

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 1987/2001 (2),
and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2010/
2001 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95 (5),
in accordance with
allows the Commission to decide,
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted,
to make no award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 submitted from 14 to
20 December 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for
the export refund on wholly milled long grain rice to certain
third countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/2001.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 272, 13.10.2001, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2540/2001 of 21 December 2001 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 as regards conformity checks at the stage of import applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: food inspection, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, marketing standard, preparation for market, quality standard

22.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 341/79

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2540/2001

of 21 December 2001

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 as regards conformity checks at the stage of import
applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 911/2001 (2), and in particular Article 10
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Articles 6 and 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1148/2001 of 12 June 2001 on checks on conformity
to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and
vegetables (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2379/
2001 (4), lay down provisions applicable at the point of
import, in particular the possibility for the Commission
to approve checking operations performed in third
countries at the point of export, and general provisions
on imports that have not been checked in third coun-
tries at the point of export.

Since for the moment the Commission has approved
checking operations in only one third country, the scope
of Article 6(4) of that Regulation should be extended
temporarily to cover all lots, irrespective of weight, with

a low risk of non-conformity. Since a number of
requests from other third countries are under exam-
ination at present and may be approved during the first
half of 2002, that extension should be limited to 30
June 2002.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Until 30 June 2002, the competent inspection bodies at the
point of import may apply Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No
1148/2001 to any lot for which they consider the risk of
non-conformity to be low.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 129, 11.5.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 156, 13.6.2001, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 321, 6.12.2001, p. 15.