title: 2000/206/EC: Commission Decision of 20 July 1999 on an aid scheme applied in Greece to cotton by the Greek Cotton Board (notified under document number C(1999) 2536) (Only the Greek text is authentic)

text: 10. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 63/27 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 July 1999 on an aid scheme applied in Greece to cotton by the Greek Cotton Board (notified under document number C(1999) 2536) (Only the Greek text is authentic) (2000/206/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof, Having under the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) of the Treaty given notice to interested parties to submit their comments (1) and having regard to these, Whereas: I (1) (2) Following a complaint the Commission sent the Greek authorities by fax of 8 December 1992 a request for information on parafiscal charges levied for use by the Greek Cotton Board. The Greek authorities replied by letter of 17 March 1993 and by letter of 19 July 1993 sent further information. According to the information available the Greek Cotton Board is a public non-profit-making body the sole purpose of which is to foster development of the cotton sector. It provides services covering cotton growing, processing and marketing as follows: (a) technical assistance; (b) advice on suitable profitable varieties; (c) guaranteeing of certified inspected seed and inspec- tion of imported seed; (d) monitoring of technological development throughout the world and technology transfer; (e) monitoring of application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 389/82 of 15 February 1982 on producer groups and associations in the cotton sector (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3808/89 (3); thereof (f) trials, technology transfer and training in the areas of phytosanitary protection and restriction of input use; (g) planning and setting up research programmes; (h) training and advisory services; (i) technical assistance to ginners; (j) studies of general interest on cotton processing units and their modernisation; (k) grants to ginning units under structural programmes; (l) grading and standardisation of ginned cotton; (m) links with world cotton exchanges and international organisations; (1) OJ C 278, 24. 10. 1995, p. 4. (2) OJ L 51, 23. 2. 1982, p. 1. (3) OJ L 371, 20. 12. 1989, p. 1. L 63/28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 3. 2000 (n) monitoring of application of Community regula- tions on the common market organisation; (o) quality control and laboratory analysis for seed for oil production; (p) quality control and laboratory analysis for fibre, yarn and fabric; (q) technical assistance services for specialised labora- tories; (r) issue of quality certificates for cotton products; (s) checks on machines and instruments. To be able to provide its services without additional charging of operators in the primary, secondary or tertiary sectors the Board collects a levy and a special charge. Article 30(1) of Greek law No 2040/92 imposes on ginning plants a 1 % levy of the price paid to the grower per kilogram of delivered unginned cotton grown in Greece. Article 30(3) imposes a special charge of 1 % on the price of imported ginned cotton. The complaints made to the Commission stated that the levy on unginned cotton grown in Greece was calculated not only on the cotton price agreed between grower and ginner but also on the direct Community aid granted under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton (1). The complainants also stated that the bank security required in connection with the direct aid was blocked until proof was given of payment of the levy. In that letter the Commission also informed Greece that it had decided to raise no objection to the following activities: technical assistance, advisory services, training, outlet seeking (I(2)(a), (b), (h), (l), (m) and (k)); grading and standardisation of all ginned cotton (I(2)(1)); aid for research in the cotton sector (I(2)(d), (f), (g) and (j)). The Commission initiated the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the Treaty in respect of certification and quality control (I(2)(c), (o), (p) and (r)) and investment aid (point I(2)(k)). It also decided to open the Article 88(2) procedure in respect of the aids as a whole, given their financing by a special charge affecting goods from other Member States and member countries of the Euro- pean Economic Area. On quality controls the Commission, in the absence of information from the Greek authorities on whether these were compulsory or not, expressed doubt as to their compatibility with the common market in that they might be operating aid with no durable effect on the sector. It therefore asked the Greek authorities to send additional information on the nature and rate of aids for quality controls and attestations and on compa- tibility of these controls with Community rules. It also asked them for evidence that controls carried out in other Member States were recognised and their imported products not than equivalent subjected to stricter requirements. In the absence of clarification by the Greek authorities on aid for investment by ginning units under structural programmes, the Commission expressed doubt as to its compatibility with the common market and asked for information on the nature and rate of the aid. II (1) On examining the functions of the Greek Cotton Board the Commission found that those indicated at I(2)(e), (n) and (s) were State functions thus not involving aid to enterprises. The Greek authorities were individual informed accordingly by letter SG(95) D/874 of 27 January 1995. Since all the aids in question are financed by parafiscal charges (compulsory payments imposed by law) the Commission examined this financing mechanism. The Court of the European Communities has deemed (2) the financing of a State aid by a compulsory charge to be an essential element of that aid and in consequence the Commission had to examine against Community law both the aid and its financing. Justice of (1) OJ L 211, 21. 7. 1981, p 2. Replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1554/ (2) See Judgment of 25 June 1970 in Case 47/69, France v. Commis- 95 (OJ L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 48). sion, [1969-1971] ECR 341. 10. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 63/29 Thus even if aid was compatible as to both form and objective, in the Court's view its financing by charges also applied to products imported from other Member States and European Economic Area countries has a protective effect going beyond the actual aid itself. In point of fact, even if the aid financed by the Greek Cotton Board conferred some benefit in the case of imported products, the fact remained that it did not result in equality of advantage to all parties since, so the Commission considered, in practice the aid was by its nature more favourable to national operators. requirement The Commission also considered that imposition of an additional the parafiscal charge) not included in the Community aid payment rules was an infringement of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/ 81 of 27 July 1981. (payment of the Commission considered that the special Lastly, charge contravened Article 5 of Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece prohibiting any restric- tion on cotton imports from third countries. In addition, since the charge was levied only on imports it infringed Article 25 of the Treaty prohibiting charges of equiva- lent effect to customs duties. The Commission by letter No SG(95) D/874 of 27 January 1995 gave the Greek Government notice to submit its comments, and in the Official Journal of the European Communities (1) gave the other Member States and other interested parties notice to do likewise. III (1) The Greek Government presented its comments in a letter of 12 April 1995. (a) On the points on which the Commission doubted compatibility with the common market, the Greek authorities said that the tasks indicated at I(2)(c), namely production of certified inspected seed, certi- fication of seed produced and inspection of imported seed, were compulsory under Greek legis- lation. They added that expenditure on these services was financed from the Ministry of Agriculture's budget and not by a 1 % levy. (q) and (r) On the tasks indicated at I(2)(d), (quality control and laboratory analysis for seed for industrial processing, processing, quality control and laboratory analysis for fibre, yarn and fabric, tech- (p), (1) See footnote 1. nical assistance to specialised laboratories, and quality certification for cotton products) the Greek authorities the control and analysis involved was not compulsory and these services were paid for at a rate calculated to cover the labora- tories' operating costs. stated that (b) On the subsidies to ginning plants under structural programmes, the Greek authorities stated that up to 26 February 1992 investments had been made under Regulation (EEC) No 389/82. The Greek Cotton Board had then drawn up an investment programme for sector approved by the national and Community authorities. It had not however granted subsidies to ginning plants or levied funds for drawing up the sectoral programme. the (c) On the mode of financing the Greek authorities pointed to the pre-existence of the levies referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Law 2040/92. These provi- sions were an adjustment and consolidation of Article 10 of Law 3853/58 and Article 1 of Law 675/77 whereby a charge levied in drachmas was converted into a percentage. This was an improve- ment providing automatic adjustment to market fluctuations. According to the Greek authorities the charge was made on both imported and domestic cotton and the purpose of taxing imported cotton was not to finance activities within Greece that directly or indir- ectly fostered production and marketing of domestic cotton. The charge was collected from ginning plants, this being the appropriate point for deter- mining the taxable product. They added that the charge was levied with no discrimination between imported cotton or cotton from other Member States and that produced in Greece and that there was no intention of levying a charge of effect equivalent to a quantitative restric- tion. (d) The Greek authorities considered that imposition of a special charge on non-domestic cotton did not constitute a national aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty, since the Greek Cotton Board was not an undertaking and the purpose of the charge on cotton imported from third countries was to finance research on improving the quality of cotton produced in the Community, the findings of which were publicised and so accessible to all. L 63/30 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 3. 2000 (2) The Commission received no comments from other Member States. (3) The main comments received from other interested parties were the following. (a) The activities of the Greek Cotton Board financed by levies are State aid as defined in Article 87(1) of the Treaty. Greek ginners have never in reality benefited from the services provided by the Cotton Board. Part of the aid appears to be operating aid not justifiable under Article 87 of the Treaty. (b) Imposition of a special charge on cotton imported from other Member States infringes Articles 23 and 25 of the Treaty and is therefore incompatible with the common market. (c) Imposition of a compensatory levy of 1 % on not merely the commercial value of the cotton but also the aid granted by the EAGGF is against Community rules, hence incompatible with the common market. (d) Direct linkage of release of bank security and payment of the levy and special charge is not provided for in the Community rules on the cotton market organisation and hence incompatible with the common market. (e) Imposition of a special charge on imports to Greece of cotton products originating in third countries violates obligations arising from the Act of Acces- sion of Greece to the European Union and obliga- tions under GATT rules. (f) The tasks of the Greek Cotton Board as described are its official ones but the description is not an accurate reflection of the services actually rendered to ginning plants. The Board's main activity is day-to-day management of the Community cotton system. (g) A substantial proportion of the services provided by the Board must be considered operating aids to cotton producers. The Greek authorities have not transmitted enough information to permit cost- benefit analysis of these services. (h) As regards the financing of aid, the charge imposed on imported products is protectionist and discrimi- natory, since it applies by virtue of the mere fact that they cross the Greek frontier in intra-Community trade and they derive no economic benefit from the levy, which therefore infringes Article 25 of the Treaty prohibiting Member States from introducing between themselves any customs duties on imports or exports or charges of equivalent effect. It breaches Article 5 of Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Acces- sion of Greece stating that the Community trading system with third countries may not be affected and that in particular no measure restricting imports may be laid down. (4) The Commission received no comments from the Greek Government on those of interested third parties. IV (1) As regards the Greek Government's comments: (a) The Commission notes that the tasks of the Greek Cotton Board indicated at I(2)(c) above, i. e. control of seed quality, are compulsory under Greek legisla- tion. The Commission's fixed practice on national aids for quality control, which stems from the proposal on appropriate measures on the matter of aid granted by Member States in the livestock sector (1), is to accept such measures up to 100 % of eligible expen- diture compulsory under controls the Community or national legislation. are if The Commission notes that the tasks indicated at I(2)(o) to I(2)(r) above, involving quality control at the processing stage, are services paid for at a rate sufficient to cover costs. The Commission must therefore consider that these tasks are not State aid favouring undertakings as defined in Article 87(1) of the Treaty. i. e. financial grants to In the case of task I(2)(k), the Commission has accepted the ginning units, Greek authorities' statement these subsidies that were granted up to 1992 under Community rules and that no investment aid has been granted since then. This statement coincides with the claims of the interested third parties that no financing has been granted to ginning units. its compatibility or (b) On the first argument advanced, i. e. pre-existence of the aid scheme, the Commission points out in the first place that pre-existence of a charge does not affect incompatibility with Community legislation, and in the second that the parafiscal charges in question cannot be considered the ‘existing aids’ as meant by Article 88(1) of Treaty, which covers only pre-accession aids and aids authorised by the Commission. (1) Commission letter September 1975. to Member States No S 75294/6 of 19 10. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 63/31 Even if a tax on cotton was in force before Greece's accession to the Community, the information trans- mitted by the Greek authorities shows that the arrangements were adjusted and consolidated by Law 2040/92. All the national provisions on cotton were consolidated and the parafiscal charge signifi- cantly modified to become a percentage of the total quantity purchased by ginners instead of a fixed amount. The Commission considers therefore that Greece introduced the arrangements set out in Law 2040/92 in violation of the provisions of Article 88(3) of the Treaty and that the State aids financed with the charges levied must be considered new aids. (2) (3) In general an aid cannot be financed by parafiscal charges that also apply to products imported from other Member States. In particular, in the absence of an arrangement associating the producers of all Member States and effectively guaranteeing at Community level that the proceeds of the charge are assigned so as to confer the resultant benefits on exactly the same terms for both imported and national products, obligatory levies on imported products will be classed, as appropriate, either as a charge of equivalent effect to a customs duty prohib- ited by Articles 23 and 25 of the EC Treaty (if no benefit results for certain products or product cate- gories, e. g. by reason of the actual purpose of the aid) or as a discriminatory internal charge prohibited under Article 90 of the Treaty (if the advantage conferred by the aid offsets the charge on certain imported products less than for national products, e. g. by reason of the details of the aid scheme) (see Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 27 October 1993 in Case C-72/92, Scharbatke (1) and on 20 August 1993 in Case C- 266/91, Celbi (2)). Such financing has a protective effect going beyond the aid in itself in that even if equality of treatment is provided for in the rules between national and imported products, at the practical level a more favourable situation arises for national operators since the measures implemented are prompted by national specialisations, needs and lacunae. The aids indicated at I(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (i), (1) [1993] ECR I-5509. (2) [1993] ECR I-4337. (k) and (q) are aimed at supporting national (j), production and confer no benefit on imports. (c) The Greek authorities have not replied to the claim that the 1 % special charge on cotton imported from third countries is incompatible with Article 5 of Protocol 4 to the Act of Accession of Greece. The Commission therefore maintains the position it took on initiating the procedure. The Commission treated under an infringement proce- dure the question of compatibility with the market organisation for cotton of the 1 % levy on Greek domestic production and on the Community aid paid to Greek growers. Since Regulation (EC) No 1554/95 does not specifically exclude such a levy, the Commission decided on 2 December 1998 to close this dossier. Comments made to the Commission under the proce- dure provided for in Article 88(2) of the Treaty show that the parafiscal charges in question present some degree of cross-subsidy, being levied at ginning plant level to finance measures mainly addressed to farmers. The Commission's established practice on parafiscal charges is to agree to their being collected at a different stage from the production process (e. g. from slaughter- houses to finance action against epizootics). In the case in point it does not appear possible, given the market organisation mechanisms, to transfer payment of the charge to farmers. ginners for In view of the foregoing the Commission concludes that since the method of financing the aid by a 1 % levy on domestic production and on Community aid paid to Greek producers is consonant with the market organ- isation it has no reason under Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty to object to the financing method. V Under Article 87(1) of the Treaty any aid granted by Member States or through State resources in any form whatsoever that distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods is incompat- ible with the common market. L 63/32 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 3. 2000 The aids in question fall within the Article 87(1) definition. Nor are they a means of remedying a serious disturbance in the economy of the Member State concerned within the meaning of that provision. Since they improve the economic situation of recipients compared to their competitors they distort or threaten to distort trade in the way indicated. Given on the one hand the value of trade in cotton (in 1995 Greek exports to the rest of the EC worth ECU 309,6 million and imports from the rest of the EC into Greece worth ECU 106,4 million) (1) and on the other Greek production of 1,25 million tonnes against that of the other Member States of 1,35 million tonnes it is evident that the aid is liable to affect trade between the Member States in favouring national produc- tion to the disadvantage of that of other Member States. Even the relatively small size of an aid or of the recipient undertaking does not automatically exclude the possibility of an impact on trade between Member States. Nor were they notified as having a regional objective under Article 87(3)(a). Aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas can be considered compatible by the Commission only if it does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest (Article 87(3)(c)). For such aid to be considered compatible with the common it must not adversely affect market under Article 87(3)(c) trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest and must certain economic activities or certain economic areas. the development of facilitate On the basis of the foregoing the aid in question is State aid as meant by Article 87(1) of the Treaty. There are however exceptions to the incompatibility principle laid down in Article 87(1). The aids granted by the Greek Cotton Board in the form of technical assistance, advisory services, training and research are liable to affect trade and distort competition (Article 87(1)) but are intended to facilitate development of the cotton sector and by their nature are not likely to affect trade to an extent contrary to the common interest. They could therefore on that count be held to fall under the Article 87(3)(c) exception. VI This possibility is however ruled out by the fact that they are financed by a parafiscal charge applied to products imported from other Member States. This mode of financing renders them incompatible with the common market. The exceptions to incompatibility stated in Article 87(2) are manifestly inapplicable and were not invoked by the Greek authorities. Those provided for in Article 87(3) of the Treaty are to be restrictively interpreted when any regional or sectoral aid programme or individual case of application of general aid schemes is examined. They can in particular be held to pertain only in cases where the Commission can establish that the aid is necessary for achievement of one of the purposes in question. To authorise such exceptions would be to act against inter-Member State trade and permit distortion of competition unjustifiable in the Community interest and conferring improper advantage on operators in some Member States. that The Commission consequently finds the exceptions provided for in Article 87(3)(a) and (c) for aid to promote or facilitate the economic development of particular areas or activities cannot be applied to the aids in question owing to their mode of financing. They are incompatible with the common market in that they are financed by parafiscal charges on imported products. VII The Commission finds that Greece has illegally put the aids in question into application in violation of Article 88(3) of the Treaty. The aids in question are not a means of promoting execution of an important project of common European interest within the meaning of Article 87(3)(b), their potential impact on trade being in fact against the common interest. (1) Eurostat 1995. For the reasons set out above the aids satisfying the require- ments of Article 87(1) of the Treaty cannot qualify for any of the exemptions provided for in Article 87(2) and (3). They are therefore since common market financed by a parafiscal charge on imported products. incompatible with the 10. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 63/33 In cases such as the present one where non-notified aid is introduced without awaiting the Commission's final decision, the imperative character of the procedural rules set out in Article 88(3) of the Treaty, of which the Court of Justice has recognised the direct effect in its Judgments of 19 June 1973 (Case 77/72 Carmine Capolongo v. Azienda Agricola Maya (1)), 11 December 1973 (Case 120/73 Gebr. Lorenz GmbH v. Federal Republic of Germany (2)) and 22 March 1977 (Case 78/76 Steinicke und Weinlig v. Federal Republic of Germany (3)), prevents any retrospective legalisation of the aids (Judgment of 21 November 1991 in Case C-354/90 Fédération nationale du commerce extérieur des produits alimentaires and others v. France (4)). Article 14(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (5) provides that when a negative decision is taken in a case of unlawful aid the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned is to take all necessary action to recover the aid from the recipient. Reimbursement is necessary in order to restore the previous situation by removing all financial advantages unduly gained by the recipients since the date of granting of the aid. Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 states that the aid to be recovered is to include interest at an appropriate rate set by the Commission. Interest runs from the date on which the illegal aid was made available to the recipients until that of its recovery. Given the nature of the aids and the way in which they have been financed it is not possible for the Commission on its present information to calculate the amount to be recovered, i. e. the aids financed by charges on imports of cotton. The Commission calls on the Greek authorities under the coopera- tion procedure to notify a suitable method for calculating the amount to be recovered. The present Decision is without prejudice to any conclusions that the Commission may draw as regards financing of the common agricultural policy by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The State aids granted in Greece in discharge of the statutory functions of the Greek Cotton Board that are financed by the compulsory contributions specified in Article 30(3) of Law 2040/92 are incompatible with the common market in that they are financed by a parafiscal charge on imported products. Article 2 Greece must adjust the aid scheme referred to in Article 1 to make it compatible with this Decision. Article 3 Greece shall take all necessary action to recover from 1. recipients the illegally granted aid referred to in Article 1. Recovery shall be in line with the procedures of national 2. law. Interest shall be charged on the amounts to be recovered, to run from the date on which they were made available to recipients to that of actual recovery. It shall be calculated at the reference rate used for subsidy equivalent calculation in connection with aids for regional purposes. Article 4 Within two months of notification of this Decision Greece shall inform the Commission of the action it intends to take to comply with it. This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic. Article 5 Done at Brussels, 20 July 1999. For the Commission Monika WULF-MATHIES Member of the Commission (1) [1972-1973] ECR 567. (2) [1972-1973] ECR 815. (3) [1977] ECR 171. (4) [1991] ECR I-5505. (5) OJ L 83, 27. 3. 1999, p. 1


title: Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1587/1999 της Επιτροπής της 20ής Ιουλίου 1999 για την πώληση, με διαγωνισμό, βοείου κρέατος που κατέχεται από ορισμένους οργανισμούς παρέμβασης και προορίζεται για εξαγωγή και για την κατάργηση του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1222/1999

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text: L 188/20 EL Επίσηµη Εφηµερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων 21. 7. 1999 ΚΑΝΟΝΙΣΜΟΣ (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1587/1999 ΤΗΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗΣ της 20ής Ιουλίου 1999 για την πώληση, µε διαγωνισµό, βοείου κρέατος που κατέχεται από ορισµένους οργανισµούς παρέµβασης και προορίζεται για εξαγωγή και για την κατάργηση του κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1222/1999 Η ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ, Έχοντας υπόψη: τη συνθήκη για την ίδρυση της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας, τον κανονισµό (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 805/68 του Συµβουλίου, της 27ης Ιουνίου 1968, περί κοινής οργανώσεως αγοράς στον τοµέα του βοείου κρέατος (1), όπως τροποποιήθηκε τελευταία από τον κανο- νισµό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1633/98 (2), και ιδίως το άρθρο 7 παράγραφος 3, Εκτιµώντας: (1) (2) (3) (4) ότι η εφαρµογή των µέτρων παρέµβασης στον τοµέα του βοείου κρέατος οδήγησε στη δηµιουργία αποθεµάτων σε πολλά κράτη µέλη· ότι υπάρχουν αγορές σε ορισµένες τρί- τες χώρες για τα εν λόγω προϊόντα· ότι, για να αποφευχθεί η υπερβολική παράταση της αποθεµατοποίησης, πρέπει να πουληθεί ένα τµήµα των αποθεµάτων αυτών µε διαγωνισµό για εξαγωγή προς τις εν λόγω χώρες· ότι, για να καταστεί δυνατή η πώληση προϊόντων οµοιόµορφης ποιότητας, πρέ- πει να τεθεί σε εµπορία το κρέας που έχει αγορασθεί σύµφωνα µε το άρθρο 6 του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 805/ 68· ότι, µε την επιφύλαξη ορισµένων ειδικών εξαιρέσεων λόγω της ειδικής χρήσης στην οποία υπόκεινται τα εν λόγω προϊόντα, πρέπει η εν λόγω πώληση να πραγµατοποιηθεί βάσει των κανόνων που καθορίζονται από τους κανονισµούς της Επιτροπής (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2173/79, της 4ης Οκτωβρίου 1979, περί των λεπτοµερειών εφαρµογής που αφορούν την διάθεση των βοείων κρεάτων που αγοράζονται από τους οργανισµούς παρεµβάσεως (3), όπως τε- λευταία από τον κανονισµό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2417/95 (4), και ιδίως τους τίτλους ΙΙ και ΙΙΙ, και (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 3002/92, της 16ης Οκτωβρίου 1992, περί θεσπίσεως κοινών λεπτοµερών κανόνων για τον έλεγχο της χρησιµοποίησης του προορι- σµού των προϊόντων που προέρχονται από την παρέµ- βαση (5), όπως τροποποιήθηκε τελευταία από τον κανονισµό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 770/96 (6)· τροποποιήθηκε ότι, για να εξασφαλιστεί η ορθή και οµοιόµορφη διεξαγωγή του διαγωνισµού, πρέπει να ληφθούν µέτρα επιπλέον εκείνων που ορίζονται στο άρθρο 8 παράγραφος 1 του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2173/79· ότι πρέπει να προβλεφθούν παρεκκλίσεις από τις διατάξεις του άρθρου 8 παράγραφος 2 στοιχείο β) του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2173/79, λαµβανοµένων υπόψη των διοικη- (1) ΕΕ L 148 της 28. 6. 1968, σ. 24. (2) ΕΕ L 210 της 28. 7. 1998, σ. 17. (3) ΕΕ L 251 της 5. 10. 1979, σ. 12. (4) ΕΕ L 248 της 14. 10. 1995, σ. 39. (5) ΕΕ L 301 της 17. 10. 1992, σ. 17. (6) ΕΕ L 104 της 27. 4. 1996, σ. 13. τικών δυσκολιών που προκύπτουν από την εφαρµογή του εν λόγω σηµείου στα σχετικά κράτη µέλη· ότι µε σκοπό την καλύτερη διαχείριση των αποθεµάτων, πρέπει να προβλεφθεί ότι τα κράτη µέλη µπορούν να διατηρήσουν ορισµένες αποθήκες ή ορισµένα τµήµατα των ψυκτικών αποθηκών για την παράδοση των κρεάτων που έχουν πωληθεί· ότι, για πρακτικούς λόγους, δεν χορηγείται καµία επιστροφή κατά την εξαγωγή για το κρέας που πωλείται στο πλαίσιο του παρόντος κανονισµού· ότι, ωστόσο, οι ανάδοχοι υπο- χρεούνται να ζητήσουν πιστοποιητικά εξαγωγής για την ποσότητα που χορηγείται σύµφωνα µε τις διατάξεις του κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1445/95 της Επιτροπής, της 26ης Ιουνίου 1995, για τις λεπτοµέρειες του καθεστώτος των πιστοποιητικών εισαγωγής και εξαγωγής στον τοµέα του βοείου κρέατος (7), όπως τροποποιήθηκε τελευταία από τον κανονισµό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2648/98 (8)· εφαρµογής ότι, για να εξασφαλιστεί η εξαγωγή των κρεάτων που έχουν πωληθεί προς τις επιλέξιµες τρίτες χώρες, πρέπει να προβλε- φθεί η σύσταση εγγύησης πριν από την ανάληψη των προϊόντων και να καθοριστούν οι βασικές σχετικές απαιτή- σεις· ότι τα προϊόντα που προέρχονται από το απόθεµα της παρέµβασης µπορεί να έχουν υποστεί σε ορισµένες περιπτώ- σεις πολλούς χειρισµούς· ότι για την εξασφάλιση της καλής παρουσίασης και εµπορίας πρέπει να επιτραπεί, υπό συγκε- κριµένους όρους, η εκ νέου συσκευασία των εν λόγω προϊόντων· ότι ο κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1222/1999 της Επιτροπής (9), πρέπει να καταργηθεί· ότι τα µέτρα που προβλέπονται στον παρόντα κανονισµό είναι σύµφωνα µε τη γνώµη της επιτροπής διαχείρισης βοείου κρέατος, (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) ΕΞΕ∆ΩΣΕ ΤΟΝ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΑ ΚΑΝΟΝΙΣΜΟ: Άρθρο 1 1. Πραγµατοποιείται πώληση προϊόντων παρέµβασης που έχουν αγοραστεί σύµφωνα µε το άρθρο 6 του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 805/68: (7) ΕΕ L 143 της 27. 6. 1995, σ. 35. (8) ΕΕ L 335 της 10. 12. 1998, σ. 39. (9) ΕΕ L 148 της 15. 6. 1999, σ. 27. 21. 7. 1999 EL Επίσηµη Εφηµερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων L 188/21 — 10 000 τόνοι βοείου κρέατος µε κόκαλα τα οποία πρέπει να πωληθούν ως αλληλοσυµπληρούµενα τεταρτηµόρια, που κατέ- χονται από το γερµανικό οργανισµό παρέµβασης, — 8 000 τόνοι οπισθίων τεταρτηµορίων µε κόκαλα που κατέ- χονται από το γερµανικό οργανισµό παρέµβασης, — 8 000 τόνοι εµπρόσθιων τεταρτηµορίων µε κόκαλα που κατέ- χονται από το γερµανικό οργανισµό παρέµβασης, — 2 000 τόνοι βοείου κρέατος µε κόκαλα τα οποία πρέπει να πωληθούν ως αλληλοσυµπληρούµενα τεταρτηµόρια, που κατέ- χονται από τον γαλλικό οργανισµό παρέµβασης. — 2 000 τόνοι οπισθίων τεταρτηµορίων µε κόκαλα που κατέ- χονται από το γαλλικό οργανισµό παρέµβασης, — 2 000 τόνοι εµπρόσθιων τεταρτηµορίων µε κόκαλα που κατέ- χονται από το γαλλικό οργανισµό παρέµβασης. Τα αλληλοσυµπληρούµενα τεταρτηµόρια αποτελούνται από ίσο αριθµό εµπρόσθιων τεταρτηµορίων και οπίσθιων τεταρτηµορίων. 2. Τα εν λόγω κρέατα προορίζονται να εξαχθούν προς τους προορισµούς της ζώνης «08» που αναφέρεται στο παράρτηµα ΙΙ του κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 565/1999 της Επιτροπής (1). 3. Με την επιφύλαξη των διατάξεων του παρόντος κανονισµού, η εν λόγω πώληση πραγµατοποιείται σύµφωνα µε τις διατάξεις του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2173/79, και ιδίως τους τίτλους ΙΙ και ΙΙΙ, και του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 3002/92. Άρθρο 2 1. Θα πραγµατοποιηθούν διαδοχικοί διαγωνισµοί: α) στις 26 Ιουλίου 1999, β) στις 23 Αύγουστου 1999, γ) στις 13 Σεπτεµβρίου 1999 και δ) στις 27 Σεπτεµβρίου 1999 µέχρι την εξάντληση των ποσοτήτων που τίθενται σε εµπορία. Κατά παρέκκλιση από τα άρθρα 6 και 7 του κανονισµού 2. (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2173/79, οι διατάξεις του παρόντος κανονισµού λαµ- βάνονται ως η προκήρυξη του διαγωνισµού. Οι σχετικοί οργανισµοί παρέµβασης καταρτίζουν την προκήρυξη του διαγωνισµού αναφέροντας ιδίως: — τις ποσότητες του βοείου κρέατος που πωλούνται και — την προθεσµία και τον τόπο υποβολής των προσφορών. 3. Οι ενδιαφερόµενοι µπορούν να λάβουν τα στοιχεία που αφο- ρούν τις ποσότητες καθώς και τον τόπο που αποθηκεύονται τα προϊόντα στις διευθύνσεις που αναφέρονται στο παράρτηµα του παρόντος κανονισµού. Επιπλέον, οι οργανισµοί παρέµβασης τοιχο- κολλούν τις προκηρύξεις που αναφέρονται στην παράγραφο 2 στις έδρες τους και µπορούν να πραγµατοποιήσουν συµπληρωµατικές δηµοσιεύσεις. (1) ΕΕ L 70 της 17. 3. 1999, σ. 3. Οι σχετικοί οργανισµοί παρέµβασης πωλούν κατά προτε- 4. ραιότητα τα κρέατα των οποίων η διάρκεια αποθήκευσης είναι η µεγαλύτερη. Ωστόσο, µε σκοπό την καλύτερη διαχείριση των αποθεµάτων και αφού έχουν ενηµερώσει την Επιτροπή σχετικά, τα κράτη µέλη µπορούν να διατηρήσουν ορισµένες αποθήκες ή τµήµατα ψυκτικών αποθηκών για την παράδοση του κρέατος που πωλείται στο πλαίσιο του παρόντος κανονισµού. 5. Για κάθε διαγωνισµό που αναφέρεται στην παράγραφο 1, λαµβάνονται υπόψη µόνον οι προσφορές που υποβάλλονται το αργότερο µέχρι τις 12. 00 στους σχετικούς οργανισµούς παρέµ- βασης. Μια προσφορά σχετική µε τα αλληλοσυµπληρούµενα 6. τεταρτηµόρια αφορά ίσο αριθµό εµπρόσθιων και οπίσθιων τεταρτη- µορίων, καθώς και ενιαία τιµή ανά τόνο για την συνολική ποσότητα κρέατος µε κόκαλα που αναφέρεται στην προσφορά. 7. Κατά παρέκκλιση από το άρθρο 8 παράγραφος 1 του κανο- νισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2173/79, η προσφορά πρέπει να υποβάλλεται στο σχετικό οργανισµό παρέµβασης σε κλειστό φάκελο και να περιλαµβάνει αναφορά στον σχετικό κανονισµό. Ο κλειστός φάκε- λος δεν πρέπει να ανοιχθεί από τον οργανισµό παρέµβασης πριν από τη λήξη της προθεσµίας του διαγωνισµού που αναφέρεται στην παράγραφο 5. 8. Κατά παρέκκλιση από το άρθρο 8 παράγραφος 2 στοιχείο β) του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2173/79, στις προσφορές δεν περι- λαµβάνεται ένδειξη της αποθήκης ή των αποθηκών όπου είναι αποθηκευµένα τα προϊόντα. 9. Κατά παρέκκλιση από το άρθρο 15 παράγραφος 1 του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2173/79, το ποσό της εγγύησης καθορί- ζεται σε 12 ευρώ ανά 100 χιλιόγραµµα. Επιπλέον των πρωτογενών απαιτήσεων που προβλέπονται στο άρθρο 15 παράγραφος 3 του εν λόγω κανονισµού, η αίτηση πιστοποιητικού εξαγωγής που αναφέρεται στο άρθρο 4 παράγρα- φος 2 αποτελεί επίσης πρωτογενή απαίτηση. Άρθρο 3 1. Για κάθε διαγωνισµό, τα κράτη µέλη διαβιβάζουν στην Επι- τροπή τις πληροφορίες που αφορούν τις προσφορές που έχουν υποβληθεί το αργότερο την επόµενη ηµέρα από την προθεσµία υποβολής των εν λόγω προσφορών. 2. Μετά από εξέταση των προσφορών που έχουν υποβληθεί, καθορίζεται ελάχιστη τιµή πώλησης ή διαφορετικά δεν πραγµατο- ποιείται ο διαγωνισµός. Άρθρο 4 1. Ο οργανισµός παρέµβασης αποστέλει τη γνωστοποίηση που αναφέρεται στο άρθρο 11 του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2173/79 µε τηλεοµοιοτυπία σε κάθε διαγωνιζόµενο. L 188/22 EL Επίσηµη Εφηµερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων 21. 7. 1999 Ο ανάδοχος ζητά, εντός πέντε εργάσιµων ηµερών µετά την 2. ηµέρα της γνωστοποίησης που αναφέρεται στην παράγραφο 1, ένα ή περισσότερα πιστοποιητικά εξαγωγής που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 8 παράγραφος 2 πρώτη περίπτωση του κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1445/95 για την κάλυψη της ποσότητας που χορηγείται. Η αίτηση πρέπει να συνοδεύεται από την τηλεοµοιοτυπία που αναφέ- ρεται στην παράγραφο 1 και πρέπει να περιλαµβάνει στο τετραγω- νίδιο 7 ένδειξη µίας από τις χώρες της ζώνης «08» που αναφέρεται στο άρθρο 1 παράγραφος 2. Επιπλέον, η αίτηση περιλαµβάνει στο τετραγωνίδιο 20 την ακόλουθη ένδειξη: — Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) no 1587/1999] — Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF) nr. 1587/1999] — Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1587/1999] — Προϊόντα παρέµβασης χωρίς επιστροφή [κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1587/1999] — Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC) No 1587/1999] — Produits d’intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) no 1587/1999] — Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 1587/1999] — Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie [Veror- dening (EG) nr. 1587/1999] — Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE) n. o 1587/1999] σε µια από τις χώρες αυτές αποτελεί πρωτογενή απαίτηση κατά την έννοια του άρθρου 20 του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2220/85 της Επιτροπής (1). Η εγγύηση που αναφέρεται στην παράγραφο 1 ορίζεται ως η 2. διαφορά µεταξύ της προσφερόµενης τιµής για κάθε τόνο και: — 2 000 ευρώ για αλληλοσυµπληρούµενα τεταρτηµόρια, — 2 000 ευρώ για οπίσθια τεταρτηµόρια, — 1 300 ευρώ για εµπρόσθια τεταρτηµόρια. Άρθρο 7 Οι αρµόδιες αρχές µπορούν να επιτρέψουν για τα προϊόντα παρέµ- βασης των οποίων η συσκευασία έχει σχισθεί ή λερωθεί να δοθεί νέα συσκευασία του ιδίου τύπου, υπό τον έλεγχό τους και πριν από την παρουσίαση των προϊόντων για την αποστολή στο τελωνείο άφιξης. Άρθρο 8 Όσον αφορά τα κρέατα που πωλούνται βάσει του παρόντος κανο- νισµού, δεν χορηγείται επιστροφή κατά την εξαγωγή. Η εντολή απόσυρσης που αναφέρεται στο άρθρο 3 παράγραφος 1 στοιχείο β) του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 3002/92, η διασάφηση εξαγωγής και, ενδεχοµένως, το αντίτυπο ελέγχου Τ 5 περιλαµβά- νουν την ακόλουθη ένδειξη: — Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) no 1587/1999] — Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF) nr. 1587/1999] — Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG) — Interventiotuotteita ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o 1587/ Nr. 1587/1999] 1999] — Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [Förordning (EG) nr 1587/1999]. Άρθρο 5 Κατά παρέκκλιση από το άρθρο 18 παράγραφος 1 του 1. κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2173/79, η προθεσµία ανάληψης των προϊόντων είναι δύο µήνες από την ηµεροµηνία της διαβίβασης των στοιχείων που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 4 παράγραφος 1. 2. Κατά παρέκκλιση από το άρθρο 8 παράγραφος 2 πρώτη περίπτωση του κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1445/95, η περίοδος ισχύος των πιστοποιητικών εξαγωγής που έχουν ζητηθεί σύµφωνα µε το άρθρο 4 παράγραφος 2 καθορίζεται σε 60 ηµέρες. Άρθρο 6 1. Πρέπει να συσταθεί εγγύηση από τον αγοραστή για να εξα- σφαλιστεί η εξαγωγή προς τις χώρες που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 1 παράγραφος 2 πριν από την ανάληψη των προϊόντων. Η εισαγωγή — Προϊόντα παρέµβασης χωρίς επιστροφή [κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1587/1999] — Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC) No 1587/1999] — Produits d'intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) no 1587/1999] — Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 1587/1999] — Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie [Veror- dening (EG) nr. 1587/1999] — Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE) n. o 1587/1999] — Interventiotuotteita − ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o 1587/ 1999] — Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [Förordning (EG) nr 1587/1999]. Άρθρο 9 Ο κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1222/1999 καταργείται. Άρθρο 10 Ο παρών κανονισµός αρχίζει να ισχύει την εποµένη ηµέρα από τη δηµοσίευσή του στην Επίσηµη Εφηµερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοι- νοτήτων. (1) ΕΕ L 205 της 3. 8. 1985, σ. 5. 21. 7. 1999 EL Επίσηµη Εφηµερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων L 188/23 Ο παρών κανονισµός είναι δεσµευτικός ως προς όλα τα µέρη του και ισχύει άµεσα σε κάθε κράτος µέλος. Βρυξέλλες, 20 Ιουλίου 1999. Για την Επιτροπή Franz FISCHLER Μέλος της Επιτροπής ANEXO — BILAG — ANHANG — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE — ANEXO — LIITE — BILAGA Direcciones de los organismos de intervención — Interventionsorganernes adresser — Anschriften der Interven- tionsstellen — ∆ιευθύνσεις των οργανισµών παρεµβάσεως — Addresses of the intervention agencies — Adresses des organismes d'intervention — Indirizzi degli organismi d'intervento — Adressen van de interventiebureaus — Endereços dos organismos de intervenção — Interventioelinten osoitteet — Interventionsorganens adresser BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE) Postfach 180203, D-60083 Frankfurt am Main Adickesallee 40 D-60322 Frankfurt am Main Tel. : (49) 69 1564-704/772; Telex: 411727; Telefax: (49) 69 15 64-790/791 FRANCE Ofival 80, avenue des Terroirs-de-France F-75607 Paris Cedex 12 Téléphone: (33 1) 44 68 50 00; télex: 215330; télécopieur: (33 1) 44 68 52 33


title: 1999/595/EC: Commission Decision of 20 July 1999 on the indicative allocation of the annual Community financial contribution to pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development (notified under document number C(1999) 2431)

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Central and Eastern Europe
accession to the European Union
aid to agriculture
distribution of aid
financial aid
rural development

text: 27. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 226/23 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 July 1999 on the indicative allocation of the annual Community financial contribution to pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development (notified under document number C(1999) 2431) (1999/595/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, capita in purchasing power parity and specific territorial situation; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant coun- tries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof, (1) Whereas in the financial perspective for the period 2000 to 2006, as agreed by the European Council at the Berlin session of 24 and 25 March 1999 and included in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budg- etary discipline and on improvement of the budgetary procedure, the ceiling for the three pre-accession instru- ments has been fixed; whereas the amount indicated according to the said Regulation is a constant annual amount of EUR 520 million at the 1999 prices; whereas the Community's financial allocations are in any case limited by the appropriations adopted by the budgetary authority; (2) Whereas the Commission is to communicate its deci- sions to each applicant country on the indicative finan- cial allocation of the available resources; (3) Whereas Article 7(3) of that Regulation stipulates that the financial allocation must be based on farming popu- lation, agricultural area, gross domestic product per (1) OJ L 161, 26. 6. 1999, p. 87. (4) Whereas the applicant countries are to prepare the plan referred to in Article 4(1) of that Regulation and submit it to the Commission; whereas knowledge of the amount the financial allocation by the Commission is a of prerequisite for the preparation of the plan; (5) Whereas should be noted that it the grant of the pre-accession agricultural Community aid under instrument is conditional upon compliance by the ap- plicant country with the financial provisions agreed in financial protocols established between the Community and the beneficiary countries, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The indicative financial allocation by beneficiary country of the maximum amount of the annual Community financial contri- bution pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 shall be as fixed in conformity with the Annex to this Decision. The amounts are expressed as constant 1999 prices. The allocation shall be fixed for the period 2000 to 2006. It shall be reviewed, if the need arises, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999. The contributions shall be adjusted if necessary on the basis of the appropriations adopted by the budgetary authority. L 226/24 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 8. 1999 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 2 Done at Brussels, 20 July 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission 27. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 226/25 Indicative allocation by beneficiary country of the maximum annual amount in euro, at 1999 prices, of the Community financial contribution ANNEX Beneficiary countries Annual allocation in euro (1999 prices) Bulgaria Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Lithuania Latvia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia 52 124 000 22 063 000 12 137 000 38 054 000 29 829 000 21 848 000 168 683 000 150 636 000 6 337 000 18 289 000 Total 520 000 000


title: Reglamento interno del Consejo de cooperación UE-Kirguistán, de 20 de julio de 1999 - Reglamento interno del Comité de cooperación UE-Kirguistán

eurovoc_concepts:
Association Council (EU)
Kyrgyzstan
cooperation policy
rules of procedure

text: 16. 9. 1999 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 244/51 REGLAMENTO INTERNO DEL CONSEJO DE COOPERACIÓN UE-KIRGUISTÁN de 20 de julio de 1999 (1999/617/CE) EL CONSEJO DE COOPERACIÓN, Visto el Acuerdo de colaboración y de cooperación entre las Comunidades Europeas y sus Estados miembros, por una parte, y la República de Kirguistán, por otra (1), firmado en Bruselas el 9 de febrero de 1995, denominado en lo sucesivo «el Acuerdo», y, en particular, sus artículos 75 a 79, Considerando que el Acuerdo entró en vigor el 1 de julio de 1999, HA APROBADO EL PRESENTE REGLAMENTO INTERNO: Artículo 1 Presidencia El Consejo de cooperación estará presidido alternativamente en períodos de doce meses por un miembro del Consejo de la Unión Europea, en nombre de las Comunidades y de sus Estados miembros, y por un miembro del Gobierno de la República de Kirguistán. Sin embargo, el primer período de la Presidencia comenzará el día del primer Consejo y finalizará el 31 de diciembre del mismo año. Artículo 2 Reuniones Una vez al año, el Consejo de cooperación celebrará una reunión ministerial ordinaria. A petición de una de las Partes y previo acuerdo de la otra, el Consejo podrá convocar asimismo sesiones extraordinarias. Salvo que las Partes acuerden otra cosa, todas las sesiones del Consejo de cooperación se celebrarán en el lugar habitual de las sesiones del Consejo de la Unión Europea, en las fechas que acuerden ambas Partes. Las reuniones del Consejo de cooperación serán convocadas conjuntamente por los secretarios del Consejo de cooperación. Artículo 3 Representación Los miembros del Consejo de cooperación podrán ser represen- tados en caso de que no puedan asistir. Normalmente, cada miembro podrá ser representado por el Jefe de la Misión ante las Comunidades Europeas o de la Represen- tación Permanente ante la Unión Europea, o por un alto funcionario. En cualquier otro caso, un miembro que desee ser representado deberá notificar al Presidente el nombre de su representante antes del inicio de la reunión en la que vaya a ser representado. (1) DO L 196 de 28. 7. 1999, p. 46. El representante de un miembro del Consejo de cooperación ejercerá todos los derechos de dicho miembro. Artículo 4 Delegaciones Los miembros del Consejo de cooperación podrán estar acom- pañados de funcionarios. Antes de cada reunión, se informará al presidente del Consejo de cooperación de la composición prevista y del Jefe de la Delegación de cada parte. El Consejo de cooperación podrá invitar a sus reuniones a personas que no sean miembros con el fin de recabar informa- ción sobre cuestiones concretas. Artículo 5 Secretaría Un funcionario de la Secretaría General del Consejo de la Unión Europea y un funcionario de la Misión de la República de Kirguistán ante las Comunidades Europeas desempeñarán conjuntamente las funciones de secretarios del Consejo de cooperación. Artículo 6 Documentos Cuando las deliberaciones del Consejo de cooperación se basen en documentos escritos, ambos secretarios serán los que asignen una referencia y distribuyan dichos documentos, en calidad de documentos del Consejo de cooperación. Artículo 7 Correspondencia Toda la correspondencia remitida al Consejo de cooperación o al Presidente del Consejo deberá dirigirse a ambos secretarios del Consejo de cooperación. Los dos secretarios harán llegar dicha correspondencia al Presi- dente del Consejo de cooperación y, si procede, harán que se distribuya, en forma de documentos con arreglo al artículo 6, a los restantes miembros. Los destinatarios de dicha correspon- dencia serán la Secretaría General de la Comisión de las Comu- nidades Europeas, las Representaciones Permanentes de los Estados miembros y la Misión de la República de Kirguistán ante las Comunidades Europeas. La correspondencia del Presidente del Consejo de cooperación la remitirán a sus destinatarios los secretarios respectivos, quienes la distribuirán, si procede, en forma de documentos con arreglo al artículo 6 a los restantes miembros del Consejo de cooperación, en las direcciones indicadas en el párrafo anterior. L 244/52 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 16. 9. 1999 Artículo 8 Orden del día de las reuniones 1. Los dos secretarios del Consejo de cooperación elabo- rarán para cada reunión un orden del día provisional basándose en las sugerencias de las Partes. El secretario correspondiente lo remitirá a los destinatarios mencionados en el artículo 7 a más tardar quince días antes del comienzo de la reunión. En el orden del día provisional figurarán los asuntos cuya inclusión se haya solicitado a uno de los dos secretarios a más tardar veintiún días antes del comienzo de la reunión, con la salvedad de que sólo figurarán en él aquellas cuestiones cuya documentación de referencia haya sido remitida a los secreta- rios a más tardar el día en que se dé a conocer el orden del día provisional. El orden del día deberá ser aprobado por el Consejo de coope- ración al comienzo de cada reunión. Por acuerdo de ambas Partes, podrán incluirse asuntos que no aparezcan en el orden del día provisional. 2. Mediando acuerdo de ambas Partes, podrán reducirse los plazos mencionados en el apartado 1, con el fin de atender a las exigencias de casos particulares. Artículo 9 Actas Los dos secretarios levantarán conjuntamente, lo antes posible, proyectos de acta de cada reunión. Por regla general, se indicarán en el acta respecto de cada punto del orden del día: — la documentación presentada al Consejo de cooperación, solicitado un — las declaraciones inclusión haya cuya miembro del Consejo de cooperación, — las recomendaciones formuladas, las declaraciones acor- dadas y las conclusiones adoptadas sobre temas específicos. El acta deberá asimismo incluir una lista de miembros del Consejo de cooperación o de sus representantes que hayan participado en la reunión. El proyecto de acta se someterá a la aprobación del Consejo de cooperación en su próxima reunión. El proyecto de acta también podrá ser aprobado por escrito por las dos Partes. En caso de ser aprobada el acta, los dos secretarios firmarán dos copias auténticas de ella, que las Partes conservarán en sus respectivos archivos. A cada uno de los destinatarios mencio- nados en el artículo 7 precedente se le remitirá una copia del acta. Artículo 10 Recomendaciones El Consejo de cooperación adoptará sus recomendaciones 1. por común acuerdo entre las Partes. Por acuerdo de ambas Partes, el Consejo de cooperación podrá adoptar recomendaciones por el procedimiento escrito en los períodos entre dos sesiones. El procedimiento escrito consistirá en un canje de notas entre los dos secretarios, que actuarán de acuerdo con las Partes. 2. Las recomendaciones del Consejo de cooperación con arreglo al artículo 75 del Acuerdo llevarán el título de «reco- mendación», seguido de un número de serie, de la fecha de su adopción y de una descripción general de su objeto. Las recomendaciones del Consejo de cooperación serán autenti- cadas por ambos secretarios y dos copias auténticas llevarán la firma de los Jefes de Delegación de ambas Partes. Las recomendaciones se remitirán a cada uno de los destinata- rios mencionados en el artículo 7 como documentos del Consejo de cooperación. Artículo 11 Publicidad Salvo en los casos en que se decida lo contrario, las reuniones del Consejo de cooperación no serán públicas. Cada Parte podrá decidir acerca de la publicación de las reco- mendaciones del Consejo de cooperación en sus respectivas publicaciones oficiales. Artículo 12 Lenguas Las lenguas oficiales del Consejo de cooperación serán las lenguas oficiales de las Partes. El Consejo de cooperación se basará normalmente para sus debates en documentación redactada en dichas lenguas. Artículo 13 Gastos Las Comunidades Europeas y la República de Kirguistán sufra- garán por separado los gastos derivados de su participación en las reuniones del Consejo de cooperación, por lo que respecta a personal, viajes y manutención, correos y telecomunicaciones. Los gastos en concepto de interpretación en las reuniones y de traducción y reproducción de documentos correrán a cargo de las Communidades Europeas, excepto los derivados de la inter- pretación o traducción de una de las lenguas de las Comuni- dades Europeas al kirguiso o al ruso, que correrán por cuenta de la República de Kirguistán. Los demás gastos relativos a la organización material de las reuniones los sufragará la Parte anfitriona de las mismas. Artículo 14 Comité 1. Se crea un Comité de cooperación con arreglo al artículo 77 del Acuerdo, que asistirá al Consejo de cooperación en el desempeño de sus funciones. Estará compuesto, por una parte, por representantes de la Comisión de las Comunidades Euro- peas y por representantes de los miembros del Consejo de la Unión Europea, y, por otra, por representantes del Gobierno de la República de Kirguistán, que habrán de ser por lo general altos funcionarios. 16. 9. 1999 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 244/53 El Comité de cooperación prepará las reuniones y las deliberaciones del Consejo de cooperación, 2. controlará la aplicación de las recomendaciones de este último cuando proceda y, en general, garantizará la continuidad de la relación de colaboración y el correcto funcionamiento del Acuerdo. Estudiará cualquier asunto que le someta el Consejo de cooperación, así como cualquier otro asunto de administración corriente que surja en el transcurso de la aplicación del Acuerdo. Someterá a la aprobación del Consejo de cooperación cualesquiera propuestas de recomendación. 3. El reglamento interno del Comité de cooperación figura como anexo del presente reglamento interno. Hecho en Bruselas, el 20 de julio de 1999. Por el Consejo de Cooperación El Presidente L 244/54 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 16. 9. 1999 REGLAMENTO INTERNO DEL COMITÉ DE COOPERACIÓN UE-KIRGUISTÁN ANEXO Artículo 1 Presidencia Artículo 6 Orden del día de las reuniones El Comité de cooperación estará presidido en períodos alterna- tivos de doce meses por un representante de la Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas, en nombre de las Comunidades y de sus Estados miembros, y por un representante del Gobierno de la República de Kirguistán. El primer período de la Presidencia dará comienzo el día del primer Consejo de cooperación y finalizará el 31 de diciembre del mismo año. Durante dicho período, y, en lo sucesivo, durante cada período de doce meses, el Comité de cooperación estará presidido por la Parte que ostente la Presidencia del Consejo de cooperación. Artículo 2 Reuniones El Comité de cooperación se reunirá una vez al año y cuando lo exijan las circunstancias, por acuerdo de ambas Partes. El lugar y la fecha de cada reunión del Comité de cooperación serán fijados por acuerdo de ambas Partes. Las reuniones del Comité de cooperación serán convocadas conjuntamente por los dos secretarios. Artículo 3 Delegaciones 1. Los secretarios del Comité de cooperación elaborarán para cada reunión un orden del día, que se remitirá al Presi- dente y a los secretarios del Consejo de cooperación así como a los miembros del Comité de cooperación, a más tardar quince días antes del comienzo de la reunión. En el orden del día provisional figurarán aquellos asuntos cuya inclusión se haya solicitado al Presidente a más tardar veintiún días antes del comienzo de la reunión, con la salvedad de que sólo figurarán en él las cuestiones cuya documentación de referencia haya sido remitida a los secretarios a más tardar el día en que se dé a conocer el orden del día provisional. El orden del día deberá ser aprobado por el Comité de coopera- ción al comienzo de cada reunión. Por acuerdo de ambas Partes, podrán incluirse puntos que no aparezcan en el orden del día provisional. 2. Por acuerdo de ambas Partes, podrán reducirse los plazos mencionados en el apartado 1, con el fin de atender a los requisitos de casos particulares. 3. El Comité de cooperación podrá solicitar a expertos que asistan a sus reuniones con objeto de suministrar información sobre temas específicos. Antes de cada reunión, se informará al presidente del Comité de cooperación de la composición prevista y del Jefe de la Delegación de cada Parte. Artículo 7 Actas Artículo 4 Secretaría Un funcionario de la Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas y otro del Gobierno de la República de Kirguistán ejercerán conjuntamente las funciones de secretarios del Comité de cooperación. Toda correspondencia remitida al presidente del Comité de cooperación o remitida por éste en virtud del presente anexo se dirigirá a los secretarios del Comité de cooperación y a los secretarios y al presidente del Consejo de cooperación así como, cuando convenga, a los miembros del Comité de coope- ración. Habrá de levantarse acta de cada reunión. El acta se basará en un resumen que hará el Presidente de las conclusiones alcan- zadas por el Comité de cooperación. Tras ser aprobada por el Comité de cooperación, el acta deberá ser firmada por el Presidente y por ambos secretarios y archi- vada por cada una de las Partes. Al Presidente y a los secreta- rios del Consejo de cooperación y a los miembros del Comité de cooperación se les remitirá una copia del acta. Artículo 8 Recomendaciones Artículo 5 Publicidad Salvo decisión en contrario, las reuniones del Comité de coope- ración no serán públicas. El Comité de cooperación no formulará recomendaciones excepto en los casos específicos en que el Consejo de coopera- ción, conforme al apartado 2 del artículo 77 del Acuerdo, le faculte para ello. En dichos casos, los actos llevarán el título de «recomendación», seguido de un número de serie, de la fecha de su adopción y de la descripción de su objeto. Las recomenda- ciones se harán de común acuerdo entre las Partes. 16. 9. 1999 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 244/55 Las recomendaciones del Comité de cooperación se remitirán al presidente y a los secretarios del Consejo de cooperación, así como a los miembros del Comité de cooperación. Cada una de las Partes podrá decidir la publicación de las recomendaciones del Comité de cooperación en sus respectivas publicaciones oficiales. Las recomendaciones del Comité de cooperación llevarán la firma del Presidente y de los secretarios. Artículo 9 Gastos pretación o traducción de una de las lenguas de las Comuni- dades Europeas al kirguiso o al ruso, que correrán por cuenta de la República de Kirguistán. Los demás gastos relativos a la organización material de las reuniones los sufragará la parte anfitriona de las mismas. Artículo 10 Subcomités Las Comunidades Europeas y la República de Kirguistán sufra- garán por separado los gastos derivados de su participación en las reuniones del Comité de cooperación y de sus subcomités y grupos de trabajo, por lo que respecta a personal, viajes y manutención, correos y telecomunicaciones. El Comité de cooperación podrá crear subcomités y definir su mandato. Se considerará que trabajan bajo la autoridad del Comité de cooperación, al que deberán informar tras cada una de sus reuniones. Los subcomités no formularán recomenda- ciones. Los gastos en concepto de interpretación en las reuniones y de traducción y reproducción de documentos correrán a cargo de las Comunidades Europeas, excepto los derivados de la inter- El Comité de cooperación podrá modificar el mandato de cualquier subcomité, así como crear nuevos subcomités para que le asistan en la realización de sus tareas


title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1586/1999 of 20 July 1999 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2632/98 laying down for 1999 the single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operator's provisional reference quantity under the tariff quotas for traditional ACP bananas

eurovoc_concepts:
ACP countries
import policy
quantitative restriction
tariff quota
tropical fruit

text: 21. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 188/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1586/1999 of 20 July 1999 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2632/98 laying down for 1999 the single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operator's provisional reference quantity under the tariff quotas for traditional ACP bananas THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/ 1999 (2), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 of 28 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the imple- mentation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the Community (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 756/1999 (4), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof, (1) Whereas Articles 6(3) and 28(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 stipulate that, in the light of the total volume of tariff quotas and traditional ACP bananas and the traditional operators' total provisional reference quant- ities established pursuant to Article 4 et seq. of that the Commission must set, where appro- Regulation, priate, a single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each operator's provisional reference quantity; (2) Whereas, on the basis of the notifications made by the Member States in accordance with Article 28(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 regarding the traditional operators' the Commission set a single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operator's provisional reference quantity for 1999 in Regulation (EC) No 2632/98 (5); reference quantities, total provisional (3) Whereas the results of the additional verifications and checks carried out by the competent national authorities in cooperation with the Commission necessitate a correction of the single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operators' provisional refer- ence quantity; whereas, to that end, Article 1 of Regula- tion (EC) No 2632/98 should be amended; the Community's (4) Whereas this Regulation is without prejudice to any measures to be adopted at a later date in particular to meet commitments under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and cannot be invoked by operators as grounds for legitimate expectations with a view to prolonging the import arrangements; international (5) Whereas this Regulation must enter into force immed- iately to enable the Member States to make the necessary corrections to operators' reference quantities, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2632/98, the coefficient ‘0,939837’ is replaced by ‘0,947938’. Article 2 The competent authorities in the Member States shall notify the operators concerned of the quantity allocated for 1999 adjusted in application of Article 1 no later than 1 September 1999. Article 3 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, 20 July 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1. (2) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999, p. 80. (3) OJ L 293, 31. 10. 1998, p. 32. (4) OJ L 98, 13. 4. 1999, p. 10. (5) OJ L 333, 9. 12. 1998, p. 21