title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) further amending Regulations (EC) No 1890/97 and (EC) No 1891/97 imposing definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway

text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 14. 09. 1998 COM(1998)531final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) further amending Regulations (EC) No 1890/97 and (EC) No 1891/97 imposing definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. By Regulations (EC) No 1890/97 and (EC) No 1891/97, the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of farmed Atlantic salmon from Norway, except where this product is exported by one of 190 Norwegian exporters from which the Commission, by Decision 97/634/EC, had accepted individual price undertakings. 2. By Regulation (EC) No 772/98, the Council amended on 9 April 1998 the above Regulations to impose definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on 24 Norwegian exporters which had been found to have violated their undertakings in relation to the first reporting quarter (third quarter 1997). 3. The Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 1126/98, imposed provisional anti dumping and countervailing duties on twelve exporters, which had failed to respect their reporting obligations for the fourth quarter of 1997. Having been given an opportunity to comment immediately after the imposition of these duties, none of the companies concerned was able to provide any evidence of force majeure for its late reporting or lack of it. 4. Thercrore, the Commission concluded that these companies violated their undertakings, which should be revoked. All parties concerned were accordingly informed and given an opportunity to comment, without that leading the Commission to change its findings. 5. Consequently, for the twelve companies having violated their undertakings, definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties should be imposed. 6. In accordance with Article 8 (9) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 and with Article 13 (9) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, the rate of the definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duty to be imposed should be established on the basis of the findings of the investigations, which led to the undertakings. In this regard, it is considered appropriate to set the rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty at 0. 32 ECU per kilo net product weight, and the rate of the definitive countervailing duty at the level of 3. 8%. % COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /98 of further amending Regulations (EC) No 1890/97 and (EC) No 1891/97 imposing definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/982 of 27 April 1998, and in particular Articles 8(9) and 9 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community3, and in particular Articles 13(9) and 15 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1 OJL 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. I. 2 OJL 128, 30. 4. 98, p. 18. 3 OJ L 288, 21. 10. 1997, p. 1 A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES ( I ) In (he framework of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations initiated by two separate notices published in the Official Journal of the European Communities4, the Commission accepted, by Decision 97/634/EC5, undertakings offered by the Kingdom of Norway and by 190 Norwegian exporters. (2) The text of the undertakings specifically provides that failure to comply with the reporting obligations and, in particular, failure to submit the quarterly report within the prescribed time-limit except in case of force majeure, would be construed as a violation of the undertaking. (3) For the fourth quarter of 1997, twelve Norwegian exporters failed to comply with their obligation to present a report within the prescribed time limit or did not submit any report at all. These exporters did not provide any evidence of force majeure to justify such late reporting or non-reporting. On this basis, the Commission had reasons to believe that these companies had breached the terms of their undertakings. (4) Consequently, the Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 1126/986, hereinafter referred to as the "provisional duty Regulation", imposed provisional anti dumping and countervailing duties on imports of farmed Atlantic Salmon falling within CN codes ex 0302 12 00, ex 0304 10 13, ex 0303 22 00 and ex 0304 20 13 originating in Norway and exported by the twelve companies listed in the Annex to that Regulation. By the same Regulation, the Commission deleted the companies concerned from the Annex to Decision 97/634/EC listing the companies, from which undertakings were accepted. 4 OJ C 235, 31. 8. 1996, p. 18, and OJ C 235, 31. 8. 1996, p. 20. 5 OJL267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 81. 6 OJL 157, 30. 5. 1998, p. 82. B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE (5) All twelve Norwegian companies subject to the provisional duties received disclosure in writing concerning the essential facts and considerations, on the basis of which these provisional duties were imposed. (6) Within the time limit set in the provisional duty Regulation, some of the Norwegian companies concerned submitted comments in writing. (7) Subsequent to the written submissions received, the Commission sought and examined all information it deemed necessary for the purpose of a definitive determination on the apparent violations. (8) None of the companies, which failed to respect their reporting obligations, submitted any valid evidence of force majeure as would have been necessary under the terms of the undertaking in order to lawfully justify such failure. In the absence of specific provisions in this regard in Regulation (EC) No 384/96, hereinafter referred to as the "basic Anti-dumping regulation", and in Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, hereinafter referred to as the "basic Anti-subsidies regulation", and in accordance with the case law of the Court of Justice, the justification invoked by each company as circumstances constituting force majeure can only be recognised as such where the failure was the inevitable result of an extraneous cause which could not reasonably have been foreseen or pre-empted and made it objectively impossible for the company concerned to comply with its obligations. In this regard, all circumstances invoked by the parties concerned, e. g. the illness of staff members for a few days, or the intense activity of other fish productions, cannot be considered as circumstances constitutingyôrce majeure. (9) Two out of the twelve exporters listed in Annex I, i. e. Gigante Fiskekroken AS and Melands Rokeri Eftf. AS7, have notified the Commission that they have changed their names and requested that the newly named companies be allowed to enter new undertakings as newcomers. However, the Commission is of the view that a simple change of name of a company is not sufficient to bring a party within the scope of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1890/978 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1891/979. C. DEFINITIVE MEASURES ( 10) The interested parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations, on the basis of which it was intended to confirm the withdrawal of the Commission's acceptance of their undertaking and to recommend the imposition of definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties and the definitive collection of the amounts secured by way of provisional duties. They were also granted a period, within which to make representations subsequent to this disclosure. (11) In view of the comments submitted, it is concluded that definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties should be imposed on imports of farmed Atlantic Salmon originating in Norway and exported by the companies listed in Annex I. (12) The investigations, which led to the undertakings, were concluded by a final determination as to dumping and injury by Regulation (EC) No 1890/97, and by a final determination as to subsidisation and injury by Regulation (EC) No 1891/97. 7 The new names are Gigante Sild AS and Kokespesialisten AS, respectively. 8 OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. I as last amended by Regulation (HC) No /98, OJ L of. 1998, p. 0 OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 19 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No /98, OJ I. of. 1998, p. Therefore, in accordance with Article 8(9) of the basic Anti-dumping regulation and Article 13(9) of the basic Anti-subsidies regulation, the rate of the definitive duties for the twelve Norwegian companies should be fixed at the level of the duties established in those two regulations. D. DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF PROVISIONAL DUTIES (13) A breach of undertaking has been established in relation to the twelve exporters having violated their undertakings. Therefore, it is considered necessary that the amounts secured by way of provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties be definitively collected at the level of the definitive duties. (14) The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1890/97 and Regulation (EC) No 1891/97, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No /98, exempting the parties listed therein from the duty, should be amended to remove that exemption from the twelve companies listed in Annex I to the present Regulation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1890/97 is hereby replaced by Annex II. 2. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1891/97 is hereby replaced by Annex II. ? Article 2 The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1126/98 in relation to farmed (other than wild) Atlantic salmon falling within CN codes ex 03021200 (Taric code: 03021200*19), ex 03041013 (Taric code: 03041013*19), ex 03032200 (Taric code: 03032200*19) and ex 03042013 (Taric code: 03042013*19) originating in Norway and exported by the companies listed in the Annex I to this Regulation shall be definitively collected. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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 Luxembourg, For the Council The President ANNEXI List of companies subject to definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties UT No Company Name Taric additional Ï9 A/S Nortraders Ltd 45 Fader Martin AS 55 Gigante Fiskekroken AS 59 Gunnar Klo AS 71 Inter Road AS 95 Melands Rokeri Eftf. AS 106 Niscan Corporation AS ÎÔ9 Nor-Trade International Ï25 Norway Seafarms AS 136 Oster Sea Products AS 138 Pero Food AS Ï86 VestAgenturAS code 8ÎÏ7 8142 8152 8301 8173 8199 8212 82Ï5 83Ï3 8241 8243 8320 ANNEX II List of companies benefiting from undertakings UTNo Company Name Taric additional Code 1 3 5 7 8 11 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 35 36 A. Ovreskotnes AS Agnefest Seafood Alsvag Fiskeprodukter A/S Aqua Export A/S Aqua Partner A/S Arctic Group International Artie Superior A/S Arne Mathiesen A/S A/S Aalesundfisk A/S Austevoll Fiskeindustri A/SKeco "~ " ~ A/S Refsnes Fiskeindustri A/S West Fish Ltd Astor A/S Atlantic King Stranda A/S Atlantic Seafood A/S Borkowski & Rosnes A/S Bradrene Aasjord A/S Bradrene Eilertsen A/S Brodrene Remo A/S Christiansen Partner A/S Clipper Seafood A/A Coast Seafood A/S Dafjord Laks A/S DelfaNorgeA/S ~"~~ 8095 8325 8098 8100 8101 8109 8111 8112. __ Tfi4 — —- Jm "si\9 "8120 "8121 "8122 8124 8125 8126 8128 8129 8130 8131 8133 8134 UTNo Company Name Taric additional Code 39 41 42 43 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 58 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 70 72 75 76 77 79 Domstein Salmon A/S Ixco Fisk & Delikatesse lidvard Johnsen A/S Eurolaks AS Euronor AS Fiskeforsyningen AS Fjord Aqua Group AS Fjord Trading Ltd. AS Fonn Egersund AS Fossen AS Fresh Atlantic AS Fresh Marine Company AS Fryseriet AS Grieg Seafood AS Haafa fisk AS Hallvard Leroy AS Heray Filetfabrikk AS Hirsholm Norge AS Hitramat & Delikatesse AS Hydro Seafood Sales AS Hydrotech-gruppen AS Icelandic Freezing Plants N. AS Incofood AS Inter Sea AS Janas AS Joh. H. Pettersen AS Johan J. Helland AS Karsten J. Ellingsen AS 8136 8138 8139 8140 8141 8143 8144 8145 8146 8147 8148 8149 8150 8300 8302 8303 8304 8306 8154 8159 8428 8165 8172 8174 8177 8178 8179 8181 UTNo Company Name 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 92 93 96 98 99 100 101 104 105 107 108 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 Kr. Klcivcn & Co. AS Labeyrie Norge AS Lafjord Group AS Langfjord Laks AS Leica Fiskeprodukter Leonhard Products AS Lofoten Seafood Export AS Lorentz A. Lossius AS Ma-vo Norge AS Marex AS Marine Seafood AS Marstein Seafood AS Memo Food AS Midsundfisk AS Myre Sjomat AS Naco Trading AS Namdal Salmon AS Nergard AS Nils Williksen AS Nisja Trading AS Nor-Food AS Nordic Group ASA Nordreisa Laks AS Norexport AS Norfi Produkter AS Norfood Group AS Norfra Eksport AS NorMan Trading Ltd. AS Taric additional Code 8182 8184 8185 8186 8187 8423 8188 8189 8190 8326 Tl96~~ __ 8200 8202 8203 8206 8207 8210 8211 8213" 8214 8217 8218 8223 8227 8228 8229 8230 UTNo Company Name 119 120 121 122 123 124 126 128 129 130 134 137 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 151 153 154 155 156 157 Norsk Akvakultur AS Norsk SJ0mat AS Northern Seafood AS Nortrade AS Norway Royal Salmon Sales AS Norway Royal Salmon AS Norway Seafoods ASA Norwell AS Notfisk Arctic AS Nova Sea AS Ok-Fish Kvalheim AS Pan Fish Sales AS Polar Seafood Norway AS Prilam Norvege AS Pundslett Fisk Roger AS RolfOlsen Seafood AS Ryfisk AS Rjarvik Fisk-og fiskematforretning AS Saga Lax Norge AS Saga Lax Nord A/S Salomega AS n Sangoltgruppa AS Scanfood AS Sea Eagle Group AS Sea Star International AS Sea-Bell AS Seaco AS. __. Taric additional Code 8232 8233 8307 8308~ 8309 8312 8314 8316 8234 8235 8239 8242 8247" 8248 8251 8253 8254 8256 8257 8258 8259 8260 8262 8264 8265 8266" 8267 8268 UTNo Company Name Taric additional Code 158 159 160 161 162 164 165 166 167 168 171 172 174 175 176 177 178 180 182 183 187 188 189 190 191 Seacom AS Seacom Nord AS Seafood Farmers of Norway Ltd AS Searior AS Sekkingstad AS Sirena Norway AS Kinn Salmon AS Skarpsno Mat SL Fjordgruppen AS SMP Marine Produkter AS Stavanger R0keri AS Stjernelaks AS Stolt Sea Farm AS Storm Company AS Superior AS Svenodak AS Terra Seafood AS Timar Seafood AS Torris Products Ltd. AS Troll Salmon AS Vie de France Norway AS Vikenco AS Wannebo International AS West Fish Norwegian Salmon AS Nor-Fa Food AS 8269 8270 8271 8272 8273 "8275" 8276 8277 8278 8279 8282 8283 8285" 8286 8287 8288 8289 8294 8298 8317 8321 8322 8323 8324 8102 ISSN 0254-1475 COM(98) 531 final DOCUMENTS EN 03 02 11 Catalogue number : CB-C0-98-536-EN-C ISBN 92-78-39233-2 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities I. -2985 Luxembourg


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2775/98 by Johanna MAIJ-WEGGEN to the Commission. Creation of the world's largest nature reserve in Surinam

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ACP countries
EDF
Surinam
environmental protection
nature reserve
protected area
sustainable development
tropical forest

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text: 29. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 118/137 Given the structural nature of the problems, the Commission has already in 1998 partially shifted Community assistance away from food aid towards measures designed to improve food security. An integrated ECU 30 million package combining both food aid (86 000 tonnes of assorted products) and support for agricultural rehabilitation (30 000 tonnes of fertiliser; technical assistance and pilot projects) is currently being implemented. The Community has also in the past supported double-cropping initiatives in North Korea with a view to promoting increased agricultural productivity. No decision has yet been taken on possible Community food aid or food-security operations in North Korea for 1999. (1999/C 118/170) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2774/98 by Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) to the Commission (14 September 1998) Subject: Lower rate of VAT Following the expiry of the existing rules under the sixth VAT directive on 31 December 1998, does the Commission intend to submit proposals for other › possibly lower › VAT rates for goods and services of a social nature? If so, what are the Commission(cid:146)s plans and when can specific proposals be expected? Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (19 October 1998) As regards the VAT regime introduced by the Sixth Directive (1), the Commission presumes that the Honourable Member is referring to the expiry date of the standard rate of VAT, on which it will present a proposal in due course. As far as the new common system of VAT for the single market is concerned, satisfactory progress is being made on the activities referred to in the programme presented by the Commission in 1996. As regards the reduced rate of VAT, the Commission envisages re-examining the content of Annex H to the Sixth Directive. In accordance with the conclusions of the report on VAT rates (2), it would like to see the reduced rate being applied only to basic necessities or products fulfilling a social need. (1) Directive 77/388/EEC (OJ L 145, 13. 6. 1977), as last amended by Directive 96/95/EC. (2) COM(97) 559 final. (1999/C 118/171) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2775/98 by Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) to the Commission Subject: Creation of the world(cid:146)s largest nature reserve in Surinam (14 September 1998) Is the Commission aware that Surinam, an ACP country, has created a nature reserve › the (cid:145)Central Surinam Wilderness Nature Reserve(cid:146) › with a total area of 16 million ha, which makes it the largest tropical rain forest reserve in the world? Does the Commission know the costs of this welcome project, and is the Commission involved in the conservation of these rain forests? Would the Commission be prepared to make a contribution from its budget towards the conservation of this reserve?


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 2861/98 del Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA al Consejo. Previsiones del Consejo para el proyecto compartido de ciudades europeas de la cultura del año 2000

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EU financing
EU programme
Europe
cultural cooperation
cultural event

text: 14. 5. 1999 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas C 135/129 ¿Está el Consejo al corriente de estos hechos y del actual proceso judicial contra este partido político? ¿No considera el Consejo que a la luz del presente proceso judicial contra el Partido Arco Iris puede hablarse de una violación de las normas recogidas en los tratados internacionales que también Grecia ha de respetar? ¿Qué medidas piensa adoptar el Consejo para que el derecho fundamental de elección de la lengua, entre otros, también sea respetado en Grecia? Respuesta (20 y 21 de diciembre de 1998) Ruego a Su Señoría tenga a bien remitirse a la respuesta dada a la pregunta n. ° E-1998/98. (1999/C 135/155) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-2850/98 de Roberta Angelilli (NI) a la Comisión (28 de septiembre de 1998) Asunto: Valorización de las técnicas médicas energéticas Existen algunas asignaturas y ámbitos de especialización profesional que no reciben actualmente el debido apoyo de las actividades del Fondo Social Europeo, pero que, no obstante, ofrecen un potencial importante para el crecimiento del empleo. Concretamente, la Academia «Homo Sapiens» de Viareggio (Italia) promueve cursos de especialización para médicos y psicólogos para un enfoque energético de la psicología y las prácticas clínicas, con el fin de dar a conocer dicho aspecto y sus implicaciones para la salud, aspecto que presenta múltiples conexiones con los ámbitos biológico, psicológico y relacional del ser humano. La cuestión de la energía se ha relegado siempre a la experimentación y carece, en todo caso, de reconocimiento oficial. Pero el nuevo clima cultural permite ya acceder a determinados conocimientos con rigor metodológico. ¿Puede decir la Comisión: 1. 2. si están previstas medidas para facilitar y/o financiar la difusión de estos métodos y cursos; si existen documentos de la Comisión o de otros organismos comunitarios al respecto? Respuesta del Sr. Flynn en nombre de la Comisión (23 de noviembre de 1998) Los comités de seguimiento se ocupan de la distribución de los recursos del Fondo Social Europeo (FSE) y seleccionan minuciosamente los proyectos que recibirán dicha financiación. En general, el FSE no financia los cursos avanzados de especialización. La Comisión no ha adoptado directrices para los comités de seguimiento en lo referente al apoyo de la asignatura mencionada por Su Señoría y tampoco está al corriente de que un organismo comunitario haya elaborado un documento sobre este tema. (1999/C 135/156) PREGUNTA ESCRITA P-2861/98 de Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) al Consejo (14 de septiembre de 1998) Asunto: Previsiones del Consejo para el proyecto compartido de ciudades europeas de la cultura del año 2000 Ante la emblemática fecha del año 2000 la UE ha decidido, por vez primera, que se celebre, en dicho año, un proyecto compartido de nueve ciudades europeas de la cultura (Avignon, Cracovia, Reykjavik, Santiago de Compostela, Helsinki, Bergen, Bolonia, Bruselas, Praga) asociando así a ciudades de cinco Estados miembros con las de cuatro Estados europeos que no lo son, en un proyecto de cooperación cultural sin precedentes en Europa, al unir en un proyecto cultural común a tres ciudades del Norte, tres de


title: Règlement (CE) n° 1955/98 de la Commission du 14 septembre 1998 concernant la délivrance de certificats d'exportation du système A1 dans le secteur des fruits et légumes

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export licence
pip fruit
quantitative restriction

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text: 15. 9. 98 FR Journal officiel des Communaut(cid:130)s europ(cid:130)ennes L 253/19 R(cid:221)GLEMENT (CE) No 1955/98 DE LA COMMISSION du 14 septembre 1998 concernant la d(cid:130)livrance de certificats d’exportation du syst(cid:138)me A1 dans le secteur des fruits et l(cid:130)gumes LA COMMISSION DES COMMUNAUT(cid:144)S EUROP(cid:144)ENNES, vu le trait(cid:130) instituant la Communaut(cid:130) europ(cid:130)enne, vu le r(cid:138)glement (CE) no 2190/96 de la Commission, du 14 novembre 1996, portant modalit(cid:130)s d’application du r(cid:138)gle- ment (CE) no 2200/96 du Conseil en ce qui concerne les restitutions (cid:133) l’exportation dans le secteur des fruits et l(cid:130)gumes (1), modifi(cid:130) en dernier lieu par le r(cid:138)glement (CE) no 1287/98 (2), et notamment son article 2 paragraphe 3, (CE) no 1875/98 de la consid(cid:130)rant que le r(cid:138)glement Commission (3), a fix(cid:130) les quantit(cid:130)s pour lesquelles des certificats d’exportation du syst(cid:138)me A1, autres que ceux demand(cid:130)s dans le cadre de l’aide alimentaire, peuvent (cid:136)tre d(cid:130)livr(cid:130)s; consid(cid:130)rant que l’article 2 du r(cid:138)glement (CE) no 2190/96 a fix(cid:130) les conditions dans lesquelles des mesures particu- li(cid:138)res peuvent (cid:136)tre prises par la Commission en vue d’(cid:130)viter le d(cid:130)passement des quantit(cid:130)s pour lesquelles des certificats du syst(cid:138)me A1 peuvent (cid:136)tre d(cid:130)livr(cid:130)s; consid(cid:130)rant que, compte tenu des informations dont dispose la Commission (cid:133) la date d’aujourd’hui, ces quan- tit(cid:130)s, diminu(cid:130)es et augment(cid:130)es des quantit(cid:130)s vis(cid:130)es (cid:133) l’ar- (CE) no 2190/96, ticle 2, paragraphe 3, du r(cid:138)glement l’on d(cid:130)livrait sans restriction des seraient d(cid:130)pass(cid:130)es si certificats du syst(cid:138)me A1 demand(cid:130)s depuis le 9 septembre 1998 pour les pommes qu’il convient, en cons(cid:130)quence, pour ce produit, de fixer un pourcentage de d(cid:130)livrance des quantit(cid:130)s demand(cid:130)es le 9 septembre 1998 et de rejeter les demandes de certificats du syst(cid:138)me A1 d(cid:130)pos(cid:130)es ult(cid:130)rieu- rement au cours de la m(cid:136)me p(cid:130)riode de demande, A ARR(cid:219)T(cid:144) LE PR(cid:144)SENT R(cid:221)GLEMENT: Article premier Les certificats d’exportation du syst(cid:138)me A1 pour les pommes, dont la demande a (cid:130)t(cid:130) d(cid:130)pos(cid:130)e le 9 septembre 1998 au titre de l’article 1er du r(cid:138)glement (CE) no 1875/98, sont d(cid:130)livr(cid:130)s (cid:133) concurrence de 18,0 % des quantit(cid:130)s demand(cid:130)es. Pour ce produit, les demandes de certificats du syst(cid:138)me A1 d(cid:130)pos(cid:130)es apr(cid:138)s le 9 septembre 1998 et avant le 9 novembre 1998 sont rejet(cid:130)es. Article 2 Le pr(cid:130)sent r(cid:138)glement entre en vigueur le 15 septembre 1998. Le pr(cid:130)sent r(cid:138)glement est obligatoire dans tous ses (cid:130)l(cid:130)ments et directement applicable dans tout (cid:144)tat membre. Fait (cid:133) Bruxelles, le 14 septembre 1998. Par la Commission Franz FISCHLER Membre de la Commission (1) JO L 292 du 15. 11. 1996, p. 12. (2) JO L 178 du 23. 6. 1998, p. 11. (3) JO L 243 du 2. 9. 1998, p. 3


title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE Nr. 2773/98 von Hanja MAIJ-WEGGEN an die Kommission. Beihilfen für niederländische Naturgebiete

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EU aid
Netherlands
co-financing
eligibility criteria
environmental protection
project evaluation
protected area
protection of animal life
protection of plant life
terms for aid

text: 15. 10. 1999 DE Amtsblatt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften C 297/29 (1999/C 297/038) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-2764/98 von Armelle Guinebertière (UPE) an die Kommission (10. September 1998) Betrifft: Einstellung der Ausarbeitung des Vorschlags für eine Richtlinie über den Fernverkauf von Finanz- dienstleistungen Die Kommission hat mehrfach betont, daß es zwingend notwendig ist, den Fernverkauf von Finanzdienst- leistungen zu regeln. Ihre Absicht, eine Richtlinie zu erlassen, basierte auf den legitimen Bestrebungen, die Rechtsvorschriften in der EU zu harmonisieren, den Verbraucherschutz zu verbessern und einen fairen Wettbewerb in diesem Gewerbe zu schaffen. Der österreichische Vorsitz schien diese Ziele ebenfalls anzustreben. Die Kommission hat nun jedoch entschieden, die begonnenen Arbeiten an dieser Richtlinie nicht fortzusetzen. Wenn die derzeitige Gesetzeslücke fortbesteht, ist zu befürchten, daß sich der europäische Bürger nicht zurechtfinden wird und der Markt der Verbraucherkredite, Hypothekendarlehen, Aktien und Versicherungen nicht übersichtlicher wird. Was gedenkt die Kommission unter diesen Umständen zu unternehmen, um die Interessen der Verbraucher in der Geburtsstunde des Euro zu schützen? (1999/C 297/039) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE P-2862/98 von Karin Riis-Jørgensen (ELDR) an die Kommission (14. September 1998) Betrifft: Finanzdienstleistungen im Fernabsatz Ursprünglich sollten Finanzdienstleistungen in die allgemeine Richtlinie über Vertragsabschlüsse im Fern- absatz einbezogen werden; da dies aber nicht geschah, forderte das Europäische Parlament die Kommission auf, eine Sonderrichtlinie für Finanzdienstleistungen auszuarbeiten. Der Richtlinienvorschlag wurde am 15. Juli 1998 abgelehnt. In der Praxis bedeutet dies, daß der Durchschnittsverbraucher den Binnenmarkt für Finanzdienstleistungen und damit die Einführung des Euro auf den Finanzmärkten nur schwer nutzen kann. Wie begründet die Kommission, daß der Kapitalmarkt nicht Teil des Binnenmarkts sein soll? Und aus welchem Grund hat die Kommission sich dafür entschieden, den Richtlinienvorschlag über Finanzdienstleistungen abzulehnen? Wie will die Kommission schließlich in der Lage, in die der Verbraucher gedrängt ist, Abhilfe schaffen? Gemeinsame Antwort von Herrn Monti im Namen der Kommission auf die Schriftlichen Anfragen E-2764/98 und P-2862/98 (17. November 1998) Die Kommission hat am 14. Oktober 1998 einen Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie über den Vertragsabschluß zwischen Anbietern und Verbrauchern im Fernverkauf von Finanzdienstleistungen (1) angenommen, der derzeit dem Parlament im Rahmen des Mitentscheidungsverfahrens vorliegt. (1) KOM(98) 468. (1999/C 297/040) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-2773/98 von (Hanja) Maij-Weggen (PPE) an die Kommission (14. September 1998) Betrifft: Beihilfen für niederländische Naturgebiete Den niederländischen Medien (De Telegraaf vom 28. Juli 1998) zufolge sollen den Niederlanden bedeutende Beihilfen der EU entgangen sein, weil Naturgebiete nicht rechtzeitig bei der Kommission angemeldet wurden. Kann die Kommission dies bestätigen?


title: SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL nr. 2778/98 af Johanna MAIJ-WEGGEN til Kommissionen. Eksekution ved hængning af hr. Rawhani i Iran

eurovoc_concepts:
Iran
human rights
legal aid
penalty
religious discrimination

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title: Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 1955/98 af 14. september 1998 om udstedelse af eksportlicenser af type A1 for frugt og grøntsager

text: 15. 9. 98 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende L 253/19 KOMMISSIONENS FORORDNING (EF) Nr. 1955/98 af 14. september 1998 om udstedelse af eksportlicenser af type A1 for frugt og grøntsager KOMMISSIONEN FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER HAR (cid:190) under henvisning til Europæiske Fællesskab, traktaten om oprettelse af Det under henvisning til Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 2190/96 af 14. november 1996 om gennemførelsesbe- stemmelser til R(cid:134)dets forordning (EF) nr. 2200/96 for s(cid:134) vidt ang(cid:134)r eksportrestitutioner for frugt og grøntsager (1), senest ændret ved forordning (EF) nr. 1287/98 (2), særlig artikel 2, stk. 3, og ud fra følgende betragtninger: De mængder, for hvilke der kan udstedes andre eksportli- censer af type A1 end dem, der ansøges om i forbindelse med fødevarehjælp, er fastsat i Kommissionens forord- ning (EF) nr. 1875/98 (3); betingelserne for, at Kommissionen kan træffe særlige foranstaltninger for at undg(cid:134) en overskridelse af de mængder, som der kan udstedes licenser af type A1 for, er fastsat i artikel 2 i forordning (EF) nr. 2190/96; i betragtning af de oplysninger, som Kommissionen r(cid:134)der over dags dato, vil disse mængder, nedsat og forhøjet med forordning (EF) nr. 2190/96 de i artikel 2, stk. 3, i omhandlede mængder, blive overskredet, hvis der uden begrænsning udstedes licenser af type A1, der er ansøgt om siden den 9. september 1998 for æbler, der bør derfor for dette produkt fastsættes en udstedelsesprocentsats for de mængder, der var ansøgt om den 9. september 1998, og ske en afvisning af de ansøgninger om eksportlicenser af type A1, der indgives senere i den samme ansøgnings- periode (cid:190) UDSTEDT FØLGENDE FORORDNING: Artikel 1 De eksportlicenser af type A1 for æbler hvis ansøgning blev indgivet den 9. september 1998 efter artikel 1 i forordning (EF) nr. 1875/98, udstedes i et omfang, der svarer til 18 % af de mængder, der er ansøgt om. For ovennævnte produkt afvises de ansøgninger om eksportlicenser af type A1, der indgives efter den 9. september 1998 og inden den 9. november 1998. Artikel 2 Denne forordning træder i kraft den 15. september 1998. Denne forordning er bindende i alle enkeltheder og gælder umiddelbart medlemsstat. i hver Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 14. september 1998. P(cid:134) Kommissionens vegne Franz FISCHLER Medlem af Kommissionen (1) EFT L 292 af 15. 11. 1996, s. 12. (2) EFT L 178 af 23. 6. 1998, s. 11. (3) EFT L 243 af 2. 9. 1998, s. 3


text: 29. 4. 1999 FI Euroopan yhteis(cid:246)jen virallinen lehti C 118/137 Ongelmien rakenteellisen luonteen takia komissio on jo vuonna 1998 osittain siirt(cid:228)nyt yhteis(cid:246)n avun painopistett(cid:228) elintarvikkeista elintarviketurvaa kehitt(cid:228)viin toimenpiteisiin. Parhaillaan toteuttava yhdis- tetty 30 miljoonan ecun paketti sis(cid:228)lt(cid:228)(cid:228) elintarvikeapua (yhteens(cid:228) 86 000 tonnia erilaisia tuotteita) sek(cid:228) maatalouden tervehdytt(cid:228)mistukea (30 000 tonnia lannoitteita sek(cid:228) teknist(cid:228) apua ja koehankkeita). Yhteis(cid:246) on aiemminkin tukenut kahteen vuotuiseen satoon t(cid:228)ht(cid:228)(cid:228)vi(cid:228) Pohjois-Korean aloitteita, joilla pyrit(cid:228)(cid:228)n lis(cid:228)(cid:228)m(cid:228)(cid:228)n maatalouden tuottavuutta. Vuonna 1999 Pohjois-Korealle mahdollisesti my(cid:246)nnett(cid:228)v(cid:228)st(cid:228) yhteis(cid:246)n elintarvikeavusta tai elintarvike- turvaan liittyvist(cid:228) toimenpiteist(cid:228) ei ole viel(cid:228) p(cid:228)(cid:228)tetty. (1999/C 118/170) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-2774/98 esitt(cid:228)j(cid:228)(t): Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) komissiolle (14. syyskuuta 1998) Aihe: Arvonlis(cid:228)veron alhaisempi taso Aikooko komissio tehd(cid:228) ehdotuksia sosiaalisiin tarkoituksiin k(cid:228)ytett(cid:228)vien tavaroiden ja palvelujen uudeksi ja mahdollisesti alhaisemmaksi arvonlis(cid:228)verojen tasoksi, kun nykyinen kuudennen arvonlis(cid:228)ve- rodirektiivin voimassaolo umpeutuu 31. joulukuuta 1998? Millaisia suunnitelmia komissiolla on, jos se aikoo tehd(cid:228) t(cid:228)llaisia ehdotuksia, ja milloin todellisia ehdotuksia voidaan odottaa? Komission j(cid:228)senen Mario Montin komission puolesta antama vastaus (19. lokakuuta 1998) Komissio otaksuu parlamentin j(cid:228)senen viittaavan kuudennessa arvonlis(cid:228)verodirektiiviss(cid:228) (1) s(cid:228)(cid:228)detyn arvonlis(cid:228)veroj(cid:228)rjestelm(cid:228)n mukaisen yleisen arvonlis(cid:228)verokannan voimassaolon p(cid:228)(cid:228)ttymiseen. Komissio aikoo tehd(cid:228) hyviss(cid:228) ajoin ehdotuksen uudeksi yleiseksi arvonlis(cid:228)verokannaksi. Yhten(cid:228)ismarkkinoilla sovellettavaa uutta yhteist(cid:228) arvonlis(cid:228)veroj(cid:228)rjestelm(cid:228)(cid:228) koskevat toimenpiteet, jotka komissio ilmoitti vuonna 1996 esittelem(cid:228)ss(cid:228)(cid:228)n ohjelmassa, edistyv(cid:228)t tyydytt(cid:228)v(cid:228)sti. Komissio aikoo tarkastella uudelleen alennettua arvonlis(cid:228)verokantaa koskevaa kuudennen arvonlis(cid:228)ve- rodirektiivin liitett(cid:228) H. Arvonlis(cid:228)verokannoista antamansa kertomuksen (2) p(cid:228)(cid:228)telmien mukaisesti ko- missio toivoo, ett(cid:228) alennetun arvonlis(cid:228)verokannan soveltaminen rajattaisiin v(cid:228)ltt(cid:228)m(cid:228)tt(cid:246)myyshy(cid:246)dykkei- siin ja sosiaalisiin tarkoituksiin k(cid:228)ytett(cid:228)viin tuotteisiin. (1) Direktiivi 77/388/ETY, EYVL L 145, 13. 6. 1977, sellaisena kuin se on viimeksi muutettuna direktiivill(cid:228) 96/95/EY. (2) KOM(97) 559 lopullinen. (1999/C 118/171) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-2775/98 esitt(cid:228)j(cid:228)(t): Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) komissiolle (14. syyskuuta 1998) Aihe: Maailman suurimman luonnonsuojelualueen perustaminen Surinameen Onko komissio tietoinen, ett(cid:228) AKT-maihin kuuluva Suriname aikoo perustaa kokonaispinta-alaltaan 16 miljoonaa hehtaaria olevan (cid:148)Centraal Suriname Wildernis Natuurreservaat(cid:148) -luonnonsuojelualueen, josta tulee maailman suurin trooppisten sademetsien suojelualue? Onko komissio tietoinen, mitk(cid:228) t(cid:228)m(cid:228)n my(cid:246)nteisen hankkeen kustannukset ovat? Onko komissio mukana suojelemassa n(cid:228)it(cid:228) sademetsi(cid:228)? Onko komissio valmis antamaan pyydett(cid:228)ess(cid:228) talousarviostaan avustuksen t(cid:228)m(cid:228)n suojelualueen yll(cid:228)pitoa varten?


title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 2780/98 van Johanna MAIJ-WEGGEN aan de Commissie. Politieke gevangenen in Vietnam

eurovoc_concepts:
Amnesty International
Vietnam
barring of penalties by limitation
freedom of opinion
human rights
political prisoner
political rights
the EU's international role

text: 14. 5. 1999 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen C 135/115 (1999/C 135/136) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-2780/98 van Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) aan de Commissie (14 september 1998) Betreft: Politieke gevangenen in Vietnam Weet de Commissie dat Vietnam nog steeds honderden politieke gevangenen vasthoudt? Is de Commissie bereid om bij de Vietnamese regering opheldering te vragen over de volgende gevangenen: de heren Nguyen Dinh Huy, Pham Tuong, Bui Kim Dinh, Pham Thai Nguyen Ngoc Tan, Dong Tuy, Nguyen Van Chau en Nguyen Van Bien? Is de Commissie bereid om de Vietnamese regering te vragen alle politieke gevangenen vrij te laten? Antwoord van de heer Marín namens de Commissie (14 oktober 1998) De Commissie is niet alleen op de hoogte van de gevangenhouding van gewetensbezwaarden in Vietnam (een recent rapport van Amnesty International raamt hun aantal op 70 personen) maar zet ook, tezamen met de lidstaten, deze aangelegenheid actief voort. Een lijst van gewetensbezwaarde gevangenen (hierna de Unielijst genoemd) is opgesteld, en is bij verschillende gelegenheden door middel van demarches van de trojka aan de regering van Vietnam aangeboden. Na de demarches van de Commissie, lidstaten en gelijkgezinde landen, heeft de regering op 2 september 1998 aan 5. 219 gevangenen amnestie verleend. Een grote meerderheid daarvan bestond uit gewone gevangenen, terwijl zes van de genoemden op de Unielijst stonden. Voorts heeft de Commissie redenen om aan te nemen dat de vrijlating van nog ongeveer 3. 000 gevangenen in voorbereiding is. Zij hoopt dat daarbij nog enkelen van de Unielijst zullen zijn. De Commissie kan het geachte parlementslid mededelen dat de heer Dong Tuy reeds op 2 september 1998 werd vrijgelaten. Alle andere genoemden, met uitzondering van de heer Pham Thai Nguyen, staan op de Unielijst. Hun zaak zal nauwkeurig worden gevolgd. De Commissie zal, in nauw overleg met de lidstaten, haar actie voortzetten totdat alle gewetensbezwaarde gevangenen in Vietnam volledig zijn vrijgelaten. (1999/C 135/137) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG P-2785/98 van Jean-Antoine Giansily (UPE) aan de Commissie (9 september 1998) Betreft: Presidentsverkiezingen in Togo In verband met de presidentsverkiezingen in Togo heeft de Commissie aan Reporters zonder Grenzen (RSF) een subsidie van 110. 000 ecu verleend voor waarnemingsacties door de media; ook subsidieerde zij een door Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS) gecoördineerde verkiezingswaarneming met een bedrag van 560. 000 ecu. Door deze acties te financieren ten laste van begrotingslijn B7-7020, waarvoor geen rechtsgrondslag bestaat, heeft de Commissie een aantal regels omzeild. Is dat soms de reden waarom de Commissie in haar antwoord van 24 juli jl. op schriftelijke vraag P-2187/ 98 (1) schrijft dat de „projecten zijn ingediend door bovengenoemde organisaties en goedgekeurd overeenkomstig de voor die lijn geldende regels”? Betekent dit dat de 560. 000 ecu aan ERIS en de 110. 000 ecu aan RSF zijn toegewezen zonder dat er een aanbesteding heeft plaatsgevonden? Als er inderdaad geen aanbesteding heeft plaatsgevonden en als men bedenkt dat beide bovengenoemde organisaties sympathiseren met de Togolese oppositie, hoe valt dit gevoelig liggende politieke besluit dan te verdedigen? (1) PB C 50 van 22. 2. 1999, blz. 132


title: QUESTION ECRITE no 2777/98 de Johanna MAIJ-WEGGEN à la Commission. Emprisonnement de M. Akin Birdal, président de l'Organisation turque de défense des droits de l'homme IHD

eurovoc_concepts:
Türkiye
democratisation
freedom of expression
human rights
imprisonment
the EU's international role

text: C 142/40 Journal officiel des Communautés européennes FR 21. 5. 1999 Comme la Cour l’a précisé (4) le principe du remboursement des impôts, droits et taxes perçues en 7. violation du droit communautaire subit une exception lorsqu’il est établi que la personne astreinte au paiement de ces droits les a effectivement répercutés sur d’autres sujets. La Commission informe l’Honorable Parlementaire que s’agissant des dispositions de l’article 29 de la loi 428/90 telles qu’interprétées par les autorités italiennes, la Cour a été invitée, dans le cadre de l’affaire C-343/96, Dilexport, actuellement pendante, à se prononcer sur la compatibilité communautaire d’une mécanisme de présomption en vertu duquel la charge de la preuve (négative) de la non répercussion de la taxe pèse sur les sujets qui en demandent la remboursement. La Commission, de sa part, a introduit une procédure d’infraction, sur la base de l’article 169 du traité CE ayant pour objet l’incompatibilité des dispositions de l’article 29, paragraphes 2 et 7, de la loi 428/90 telles qu’interprétées par les autorités italiennes avec les principes communautaires en matière de répétition de l’indu. JO L 177 du 1. 7. 1981. (1) Arrêt du 15. 9. 1998, C-231/96, Edis. (2) (3) Arrêt du 14. 1. 1997, C-192 à 218/95, Comateb, Rec p. 165. (4) Voir, notamment, arrêt du 9. 11. 1983, C-199/82, San Giorgio, Rec. p. 3595. (1999/C 142/047) QUESTION ÉCRITE E-2777/98 posée par Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) à la Commission (14 septembre 1998) Objet: Emprisonnement de M. Akin Birdal, président de l’Organisation turque de défense des droits de l’homme IHD La Commission sait-elle que M. Akin Birdal, président de l’Organisation de défense des droits de l’homme IHD, a été condamné à un an d’emprisonnement pour «incitation à la haine raciale» alors qu’il n’a rien fait qu’écrire un article sur le règlement pacifique de la guerre avec le PKK, et engager des actions contre les tortures dans les commissariats de police et contre les incendies de villages kurdes par l’armée turque? La Commission entend-elle demander au gouvernement turc des informations sur cette affaire et la libération de M. Akin Birdal? Réponse donnée par M. van den Broek au nom de la Commission (15 octobre 1998) La Commission est au courant de la condamnation à un an de prison dont a fait l’objet M. Akin Birdal au début de cette année par un tribunal de sûreté de l’État. À la suite de ce jugement, M. Birdal a fait appel devant la Cour de cassation et n’a pas été privé de sa liberté. Une première décision de la Cour a infirmé le jugement du tribunal. L’affaire a ensuite été renvoyée au tribunal qui a confirmé son premier jugement de condamnation. M. Birdal a alors introduit un second appel auprès de la Cour de cassation où l’affaire est actuellement pendante. La Cour se prononcera en dernier ressort. M. Birdal se trouve actuellement en France pour des raisons médicales. La Commission insiste sur l’importance de l’amélioration de la situation des droits de l’homme et de la poursuite du processus de démocratisation en Turquie pour le développement des relations avec la Turquie. Au Conseil européen de Luxembourg qui s’est tenu en décembre 1997 l’Union européenne a rappelé que le renforcement des liens de la Turquie avec l’Union est aussi fonction de la poursuite des réformes politiques et économiques que cet État a engagées, notamment dans l’alignement des normes et des pratiques en matière de droits de l’homme sur celles en vigueur dans l’Union. En dépit de la décision d’Ankara de suspendre tout dialogue politique avec l’Union, la Commission entend continuer à faire part à ses interlocuteurs turcs du point de vue de l’Union sur ces questions, et notamment sur celle soulevée par l’Honorable Parlementaire


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 2771/98 do Deputado Johanna MAIJ-WEGGEN à Comissão. Prisioneiros europeus existentes nas prisões estrangeiras

eurovoc_concepts:
EU national
common foreign and security policy
consulate
diplomatic protection
diplomatic representation
international affairs
prisoner
third country


text: 29. 4. 1999 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 118/137 Med h(cid:228)nsyn till problemens strukturella natur har kommissionen redan under 1998 delvis (cid:228)ndrat gemenskapens bist(cid:229)nd fr(cid:229)n livsmedelsbist(cid:229)nd till (cid:229)tg(cid:228)rder som (cid:228)r utformade f(cid:246)r att f(cid:246)rb(cid:228)ttra s(cid:228)ker- st(cid:228)llandet av livsmedelf(cid:246)rs(cid:246)rjningen. Ett integrerat bist(cid:229)ndspaket om 30 miljoner ecu i vilket b(cid:229)de livsmedelsbist(cid:229)nd (86 000 ton av utvalda produkter) och st(cid:246)d f(cid:246)r (cid:229)teranpassning av jordbruket (30 000 ton g(cid:246)dningsmedel, teknisk hj(cid:228)lp och pilotprojekt) ing(cid:229)r h(cid:229)ller f(cid:246)r n(cid:228)rvarande p(cid:229) att genomf(cid:246)ras. Gemen- skapen har (cid:228)ven tidigare st(cid:246)ttat initiativ f(cid:246)r tv(cid:229) sk(cid:246)rdar om (cid:229)ret i Nordkorea i syfte att gynna en (cid:246)kad produktivitet i jordbruket. Kommissionen har (cid:228)nnu inte fattat n(cid:229)gra beslut om eventuellt livsmedelbist(cid:229)nd eller (cid:229)tg(cid:228)rder f(cid:246)r att s(cid:228)kerst(cid:228)lla livsmedelf(cid:246)rs(cid:246)rjningen i Nordkorea f(cid:246)r 1999. (1999/C 118/170) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-2774/98 fr(cid:229)n Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) till kommissionen Ang(cid:229)ende: L(cid:228)gre skattesatser f(cid:246)r merv(cid:228)rdesskatt (14 september 1998) Avser kommissionen att l(cid:228)gga fram f(cid:246)rslag om nya, eventuellt l(cid:228)gre merv(cid:228)rdesskattesatser f(cid:246)r varor och tj(cid:228)nster med social inriktning efter den 31 december 1998 d(cid:229) de nuvarande reglerna i det sj(cid:228)tte direktivet om merv(cid:228)rdesskatt upph(cid:246)r att g(cid:228)lla? Om s(cid:229) (cid:228)r fallet, vilka (cid:228)r kommissionens planer och n(cid:228)r kan man r(cid:228)kna med konkreta f(cid:246)rslag? Svar fr(cid:229)n Mario Monti p(cid:229) kommissionens v(cid:228)gnar (19 oktober 1998) Vad betr(cid:228)ffar det merv(cid:228)rdesskattesystem som inf(cid:246)rdes genom det sj(cid:228)tte merv(cid:228)rdesskattedirektivet (1) antar kommissionen att parlamentsledamoten avser det datum d(cid:229) den normala merv(cid:228)rdesskattesatsen upph(cid:246)r att g(cid:228)lla. Kommissionen kommer att l(cid:228)gga fram ett f(cid:246)rslag om denna i god tid. Vad g(cid:228)ller det nya gemensamma merv(cid:228)rdesskattesystemet f(cid:246)r den inre marknaden g(cid:246)rs det tillfredsst(cid:228)l- lande framsteg med de (cid:229)tg(cid:228)rder som tillk(cid:228)nnagavs i det program som kommissionen lade fram 1996. I fr(cid:229)ga om den nedsatta merv(cid:228)rdesskattesatsen avser kommissionen att p(cid:229) nytt unders(cid:246)ka inneh(cid:229)llet i bilaga H till det sj(cid:228)tte merv(cid:228)rdesskattedirektivet. I enlighet med slutsatserna i rapporten om merv(cid:228)rdes- skattesatser (2) skulle kommissionen helst se att de nedsatta skattesatserna endast till(cid:228)mpades p(cid:229) basvaror eller p(cid:229) varor som fyller ett socialt behov. (1) Direktiv 77/388/EEG, EGT L 145, 13. 6. 1977, senast (cid:228)ndrat genom direktiv 96/95/EG. (2) KOM(97) 559 slutlig. (1999/C 118/171) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-2775/98 fr(cid:229)n Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) till kommissionen (14 september 1998) Ang(cid:229)ende: Inr(cid:228)ttandet av v(cid:228)rldens st(cid:246)rsta naturskyddsomr(cid:229)de i Surinam K(cid:228)nner kommissionen till att AVS-landet Surinam b(cid:246)rjat inr(cid:228)tta ett naturskyddsomr(cid:229)de, (cid:148)Centraal Suriname Wildernis Natuurreservaat(cid:148), som har en sammanlagd yta p(cid:229) 16 miljoner hektar och d(cid:228)rmed blir v(cid:228)rldens st(cid:246)rsta naturskyddsomr(cid:229)de f(cid:246)r tropisk regnskog? K(cid:228)nner kommissionen vidare till vilka kostnader detta positiva projekt f(cid:246)rorsakar? Deltar kommissionen i att dessa regnskogar bevaras? ˜r kommissionen vid behov beredd att l(cid:228)mna ett bidrag ur sin budget f(cid:246)r att underh(cid:229)lla detta natur- skyddsomr(cid:229)de?


title: Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1946/98 der Kommission vom 14. September 1998 zur Festlegung pauschaler Einfuhrwerte für die Bestimmung der im Sektor Obst und Gemüse geltenden Einfuhrpreise

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text: L 253/4 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:132)ischen Gemeinschaften 15. 9. 98 VERORDNUNG (EG) Nr. 1946/98 DER KOMMISSION vom 14. September 1998 zur Festlegung pauschaler Einfuhrwerte f(cid:129)r die Bestimmung der im Sektor Obst und Gem(cid:129)se geltenden Einfuhrpreise DIE KOMMISSION DER EUROP(cid:142)ISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN (cid:190) gest(cid:129)tzt auf den Vertrag zur Gr(cid:129)ndung der Europ(cid:132)ischen Gemeinschaft, gest(cid:129)tzt auf die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 3223/94 der Kommission vom 21. Dezember 1994 mit Durch- f(cid:129)hrungsbestimmungen zu der Regelung der Einfuhr von Obst und Gem(cid:129)se (1), zuletzt ge(cid:132)ndert durch die Verord- nung (EG) Nr. 1498/98 (2), insbesondere auf Artikel 4 Absatz 1, gest(cid:129)tzt auf die Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 3813/92 des Rates vom 28. Dezember 1992 (cid:129)ber die Rechnungseinheit und die im Rahmen der gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik anzuwen- denden Umrechnungskurse (3), zuletzt ge(cid:132)ndert durch die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 150/95 (4), insbesondere auf Artikel 3 Absatz 3, in Erw(cid:132)gung nachstehender Gr(cid:129)nde: Die in Anwendung der Ergebnisse der multilateralen von der Handelsverhandlungen der Uruguay-Runde der Kommission festzulegenden, zur Bestimmung pauschalen Einfuhrwerte zu ber(cid:129)cksichtigenden Kriterien sind in der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 3223/94 f(cid:129)r die in ihrem Anhang angef(cid:129)hrten Erzeugnisse und Zeitr(cid:132)ume festge- legt. In Anwendung der genannten Kriterien sind die im Anhang zur vorliegenden Verordnung ausgewiesenen pauschalen Einfuhrwerte zu ber(cid:129)cksichtigen (cid:190) HAT FOLGENDE VERORDNUNG ERLASSEN: Artikel 1 Die in Artikel 4 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 3223/94 genannten pauschalen Einfuhrwerte sind in der Tabelle im Anhang zur vorliegenden Verordnung festgesetzt. Artikel 2 Diese Verordnung tritt am 15. September 1998 in Kraft. Diese Verordnung ist in allen ihren Teilen verbindlich und gilt unmittelbar in jedem Mitgliedstaat. Br(cid:129)ssel, den 14. September 1998 F(cid:129)r die Kommission Franz FISCHLER Mitglied der Kommission (1) ABl. L 337 vom 24. 12. 1994, S. 66. (2) ABl. L 198 vom 15. 7. 1998, S. 4. (3) ABl. L 387 vom 31. 12. 1992, S. 1. (4) ABl. L 22 vom 31. 1. 1995, S. 1. 15. 9. 98 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:132)ischen Gemeinschaften L 253/5 ANHANG zu der Verordnung der Kommission vom 14. September 1998 zur Festlegung pauschaler Einfuhrwerte f(cid:129)r die Bestimmung der im Sektor Obst und Gem(cid:129)se geltenden Einfuhrpreise KN-Code Drittland-Code (1) (ECU/100 kg) Pauschaler Einfuhrpreis 0702 00 00 0707 00 05 0709 90 70 0805 30 10 0806 10 10 0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 0808 20 50 0809 30 10, 0809 30 90 0809 40 05 060 064 999 052 999 052 999 388 524 528 999 052 064 400 999 388 400 508 512 524 528 800 804 999 052 064 388 528 999 052 999 052 060 064 066 068 093 400 624 999 43,1 73,6 58,3 55,8 55,8 97,6 97,6 77,6 74,1 69,2 73,6 85,6 55,0 156,1 98,9 52,0 59,0 42,5 88,3 34,3 86,5 199,9 67,4 78,7 87,3 59,8 90,5 81,6 79,8 92,6 92,6 55,3 41,8 59,7 68,5 50,8 70,4 86,6 180,7 76,7 (1) Nomenklatur der L(cid:132)nder gem(cid:132)ß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2317/97 der Kommission (ABl. L 321 vom 22. 11. 1997, S. 19). Der Code „999“ steht f(cid:129)r „Verschiedenes“


title: Implementing MEDA - 1996-1997 report

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activity report
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text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 14. 09. 98 COM(1998) 524 final IMPLEMENTING MEDA 1996-1997 REPORT (presented by the Commission) Table of Contents Introduction PART I RESULTS OF THE MEDA PROGRAMME 1. Organisation for implementation 2. 3. 4. The programming process Commitments Payments PART II SUMMARY OF THE COURSE OF COOPERATION 1. 2. Bilateral cooperation Regional cooperation Annex 1: Publications Annex 2: MEDA Commitments and Payments 1995 - 1999 and 1995 - 2003 Annex 3: Breakdown of financial execution 1996 - 1997 I Introduction This report is submitted by the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council pursuant to Article 15(1) of Council Regulation No 1488/% (MEDA), which requires an annual report regarding the measures financed under the said regulation. It provides information on the measures financed during 1996-97. The MEDA Programme is the main financial instrument of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. It forms the major part of an ECU 4,685 million five-year overall financial package decided on by The the Euro-Mediterranean Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Barcelona in November 1995. the Cannes Huropean Council instituted at in June 1995. itself was Part I of the report sets out the main results achieved by the MEDA Programme in 1997. Following the adoption by the Council of the MEDA Regulation in July 1996 and of the Decision on guidelines for the programming of MEDA in December 1996, the Commission was able during 1997 to put into place the resources and administrative procedures necessary for the implementation of the MEDA programme. 1997 was also the first year in the period 1995-1999 in which the increased financial resources for cooperation with the Mediterranean were made available on the MEDA budget line. Thus commitment credits allocated to the MEDA budget line reached almost ECU one billion. 100% of available commitment credits were executed, thus testifying both to the adequacy of the programming procedures put in place by the. Commission and to the absorptive capacity of the beneficiary Mediterranean Partners. term Payment credits were satisfactorily disbursed implementation period of the projects. into account taking long the Part II of the report traces the implementation of cooperation over the year both at the bilateral level and at the regional level. Finally, the annexes provide an analysis of the execution of commitment and payment credits over 1995-1999, a forecast of execution up to 2003 and a detailed report of the financial execution of the MEDA Programme in 1996 and 1997. ?> PARI I RESULTS OF HIE MEDA PROGRAMME 1. Organisation for implementation Framework Financing Conventions MEDA progressively replaces the twenty year old Financial Protocols that had provided the system for cooperation with non member Mediterranean countries. Therefore a new administrative architecture was required to enable the implementation of the MEDA programme by the Commission services and the beneficiary Mediterranean Partners. During 1997 this new structure was extensively discussed, in a spirit of partnership, with each Mediterranean Partner eligible to MEDA, in order to conclude a Framework Financing Convention. These Conventions aim to link the MEDA Regulation with local legislations and to improve efficiency by decentralising implementation of activities as close as possible to the level of the beneficiaries whilst organising the overall programming dialogue in a coherent way. The conclusion of these Conventions was a prerequisite for the implementation of the measures programmed under MEDA, with the exception of structural adjustment operations which can continue to be implemented according to existing specific procedures. 'The adoption of the Framework Financing Conventions thus allows implementation of the measures taken under MEDA to progress beyond the stage of the financial commitments to that of financial disbursements and the delivery of project outputs. The main features of the Framework Financing Conventions include: - the establishment of a national coordinator for the beneficiary partner in order to oversee overall programming and implementation. - a wide field of potential beneficiaries, including private operators and members of civil society. - the granting of "the most favoured donor" fiscal treatment and the exemption of MEDA financing from taxes and duties. By the end of 1997 Framework Financing Conventions were agreed with Morocco, Tunisia and the Palestinian Authority and discussions were well advanced with the other Mediterranean Partners1. 1 At the time of writing, Framework Financing Conventions have since been agreed with Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey whereas Framework Financing Conventions are not applicable for Cyprus, Israel and Malta because they do not have MEDA bilateral programmes. H M I'D A Teams (iiven the increase in the volume of work and the extra technical demands flowing from the new objectives of the MEDA programme, the Commission services require additional human resources of an appropriate level of expertise because (he projects are of a complex nature and are spread across a wide range of sectors. line (B7-410) allows for In the absence of the possibility of recruiting new officials or detached national experts with such a required level of expertise the Budgetary Authority provided for recruitment of external expertise in the SAB n°l/96. To this effect the commentary to the MEDA budget the financing of technical support and related administrative costs for the mutual benefit of the Commission and the Mediterranean is to include preparation of terms of reference and partners. monitoring. Up to 3% of the annual MEDA appropriations entered in the supporting budget line may be used. Technical support This will allow effective control of the utilisation of Community financing under the direct supervision of the Commission that retains responsibility for management and financial decisions. MEDA Teams staff at professional level will be about 39 persons for Headquarters and 54 for the Delegations. Implementation of the measures themselves is undertaken by project management units foreseen within the structures of the individual measures. To implement this provision the Commission has proposed that support staff be recruited in the form of "MEDA Teams". The Teams will be deployed "extra - muros" as the support personnel are not part of Commission staff. Each team is to be recruited via restricted tender, following prequalilication based on an open call for expressions of interest from companies and associations of experts. Both European and Mediterranean experts are eligible. Each team corresponds to a particular area of intervention of the MEDA programme. The support staff will provide technical expertise throughout the project cycle thus helping to ensure the effective implementation and maximising the real impact of the MEDA programme. During 1997 the tenders for the MEDA Teams were launched and the offers were duly received and evaluated. Of the 10 MEDA Teams envisaged for support to the Commission Headquarters in Brussels, eight were contracted in the last quarter of 1997. The recruitment of the remaining two teams was pursued in 1998. As regards the MEDA Teams attached to the Commission Delegations, tendering procedures were well advanced by the end of 1997 with the majority of contracts being concluded in 1998 following agreement on the framework conventions with^the Mediterranean Partner concerned. Information activities The launching of the MEDA Programme has generated a great amount of public interest within, in particular, the media, professional organisations, cultural associations and non governmental organisations. At the same time this has created a significant increase in the demand for information about the MEDA Programme, its objectives and modalities, as well as about the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership as a whole. r to these developments In response the Commission services have, during 1997, developed a series of publications in order to allow interested parties to keep abreast of developments and to participate in MEDA. These includes brochures which illustrate through concrete examples the objectives and activities of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership as a whole, as well as of specific policies. Furthermore, a series of information notes has been produced allowing speedy diffusion of information on the progress of implementation of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the MEDA Programme. A list of these documents is given in Annex 1. Information of this nature is also now available on the following Internet website: http://www. euromed. net. Information on procurement opportunities is published on a quarterly basis in the Official Journal of the European Communities and is now also available on the Internet at the following address: http://europa. eu. int/en/comm/dg 1 b/contract. html. Information on the on: of financial http://europa. eu. int/en/comm/dg 1 b/budget/index. html. the MEDA Programme execution available is 2. The programming process MEDA has a flexible programming process in order to respond to the challenge of significantly intensified cooperation. This is to avoid dispersion of the cooperation effort and to give an incentive for efficient implementation. Equally, MEDA must be capable of adaptation over time as lessons are learned through its implementation and as the needs and priorities of the Mediterranean partners evolve. Therefore, instead of fixing the financial allocations for the period 1995-99 during a single programming exercise at the start of the period, as under the old financial protocol system (1978-96), a three-year rolling programming exercise takes place every year, with indicative amounts for both bilateral and regional cooperation. As there is no bilateral contractual agreement, funds can be adjusted within the budgetary period both within and between bilateral and regional cooperation. the traditional criteria (population size; per capita The criteria applied to establish the initial indicative country allocations are, over and above in implementation as well as progress in structural reform and foremost progress towards the conclusion of the Iiuro-Mediterranean Association Agreements. This latter criterion is particularly important since it effectively justifies a substantial increase in fund allocation, with the aim of accompanying the transition process to an economy integrated with the EU-market. income), efficiency Thus National Indicative Programmes (NIPs) have been adopted for bilateral cooperation and a regional indicative programme has been proposed for regional cooperation, in accordance with Article 5(2) of the MEDA Regulation. These documents establish the priority areas for intervention for the MEDA Programme, within the scope of the MEDA Regulation, and are therefore a tool for maintaining a strategic and targeted cooperation effort. On this basis the Commission subsequently adopts financing decisions for the initiation of projects, to be implemented on the basis of financing conventions agreed with the beneficiary institutions. 6 National Indicative Programmes were first adopted by the Commission in 1996 for the period 1996-1998, following the positive opinion of the Member States at the Med Committee. In 1997 these were updated on the basis of the experience of implementation of the each NIP over the previous year. Also in 1997 the Regional Indicative Programme (RIP) was proposed by the Commission to provide for the launching of cooperation involving several countries across the Mediterranean region. It received a favourable opinion of the Committee on 3 December 1997 and was adopted by the Commission on 24 March 1998. Subsequently it was presented to the Euro-Mediterranean Committee for the Barcelona Process for information and comment by the Mediterranean Partners. It is expected that approximately 90% of the MEDA programme will be directed towards bilateral cooperation and approximately 10% towards regional cooperation. The activities undertaken at bilateral and regional level are complementary to enable the political and economic impact of the MEDA programme to be sustained and the objectives jointly adopted in the Barcelona Declaration more effectively reached. Regional activities should not displace funding of bilateral activities. 'The National Indicative Programmes set out the strategic priorities for cooperation with each of the eligible Mediterranean Partners, taking into account the. stage of development of its economy and society as well as the capacity of its institutions. 'The main axes of cooperation to be pursued by the MEDA programme, in the light of the Barcelona Declaration adopted by all the Partners, are support for economic transition and for the strengthening of the socio-economic balance. Support to economic transition has the overall objective of helping the Partners prepare for free trade with the Community and to raise the standard of living; thus the Community's interventions aim to increase the competitiveness of the partners1 economies, with a view to achieving sustainable economic growth. 1 lowever, it is also important to alleviate the possible short-term costs ol* economic transition through measures to strengthen the socio-economic balance. 'These aim to improve the standards of living of the populations of the Partners by reducing unemployment and increasing access to social services as well as safeguarding the environment. The regional indicative programme reflects the progress made in the framework of the Barcelona process in taking action at a multilateral level on issues of common concern, and strengthens the activities in support of the involvement of civil society in the Partnership. Commitments In 1995 and 1996, the MEDA Programme progressively replaced the existing financial instruments, mainly the Financial Protocols, and in 1997 represented about 90 % of the total financial commitments from the EU Budget in the Mediterranean. The MEDA Programme is mostly made up of grants as well as risk capital and interest rate subsidies. Commitment credits were fully utilised (100 % commitment) in 1995, 1996 and 1997 with ECU 173 million, ECU 403 million and ECU 981 million being committed in the «f respective years. Over the period 1995-1997, commitments went to four main types of operations: support to structural adjustment: 14 % of total; support to economic transition and private sector development: 27 % of total; socio-economic development and environmental projects: 46 % of total; regional projects: 14 % of total2. The strategic axes of cooperation established in Council Decision 96/706 on programming guidelines for the MEDA Programme have been fully respected. The Council Decision requests the Commission to concentrate resources on support to economic transition, including structural adjustment, strengthening the socio-economic equilibrium and promoting regional cooperation. It should be noted that the Commission has given a mandate to the European Investment Bank to manage certain operations financed under MEDA. These consist of risk capital operations to support the process of economic transition and interest rate subsidies for loans made by the EIB on its own resources in favour of the environment. Also, other types of cooperation with the Mediterranean have been financed during 1996- 1997 from other budget lines and which are therefore not covered by this report. Whilst the MEDA budget line is the biggest in chapter B7-40 (Mediterranean) of the Community budget there are others, namely the financial protocols for Cyprus and Malta, a special budget line for Turkey, the residue of the financial protocols for the Maghreb and the Mashreq and a budget line in support of the Middle East Peace Process. Also, the MEDA Democracy programme is financed from outside chapter B7-40 of the Community budget. The end of the 1997 budget year saw the adoption by the budgetary authority of supplementary commitment credits of ECU 144. 7 million (adding up to the total of ECU 981 million) which were fully used. This was possible due to the flexible programming procedure used by the Commission which consists of "over programming" of projects vis-à-vis the available credits thus allowing extra funds to be absorbed. Conversely, this late addition of commitment credits substantially depleted the pipeline of operations scheduled for commitment in the first half of 1998, thus causing a "back loaded" commitment profile in 1998. 4. Payments As in any international financial cooperation activity, the rate of payments of the MEDA Programme is a direct function of the type of operation for which commitments are made. 2 This tolal includes the commitments made in 1995 for decentralised cooperation and the financing of the MEDA Teams as well as the activities under the Regional Indicative Programme. However, over the period 1997-1999 it is expected that the RIP will represent 10% of the financial envelope of MEDA remaining after the financing of the MEDA Teams. In fact, some operations such as support to structural adjustment result in payments over a short time span, generally two years, provided however that conditions agreed between the Commission and the beneficiary Government are met. Economic transition and private sector development operations generally consist in technical assistance operations over a 3-4 year period, which determines the payment period. Classical development operations (rural development, basic health care, education, drinking water, sewage, etc) require works and services as well as procurement of equipment following tendering procedures. The implementation period is longer, generally 4 to 6 years. Finally, regional projects financed under the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership often consist in completely novel forms of cooperation, necessitating innovative financial and legal frameworks of a complex nature. It is estimated that payments are spread over a 3-5 year period. Taking into account the current mix of operations within the MEDA Programme (a breakdown is given in part 1. 3), it is estimated that the average implementation (i. e. payment) period for each of the annual tranches of the MEDA Programme is 4 years. For the period 1995-1997 cumulative payments have reached ECU 417 million, or 26. 7% of commitments made over the same period. The graphics and tables in Annex 2 illustrate these facts. PART II SUMMARY OF THE COURSE OF COOPERATION 1. Bilateral cooperation The Maghreb In Algeria financial co-operation is still suffering from delays, mainly due to the security situation in the country. Whilst the National Indicative Programme 1996-98 continues to provide the framework for cooperation with Algeria, only two project preparation missions were realised and it has not been possible to present financing proposals to the Implementation of several ongoing projects from the Financial MED Committee. Protocols continued, in particular on a small-scale fisheries project. However, the financing convention of a 30 million ECU agricultural import programme (funded by the Fourth Financial Protocol) expired before its implementation could begin. Finally, discussions on the MEDA Framework Financing Convention were well advanced by the end of 1997. The Framework Financing Convention with Tunisia for financial co-operation under MEDA was signed in September 1997. Commitments from the MEDA programme reached 258. 25 million ECU over the period 1996-97 which means that the funds for the triennial period 1996-98 were already fully committed by the end of 1997. Another 71. 75 million ECU where programmed for MEDA projects during a programming mission that took place in December 1997. One financing convention was signed in April 1997 concerning the 45 million ECU MANFORM programme for the upgrading of the vocational training system in Tunisia. Other projects under preparation concern notably the strengthening of the productive system and the private sector, as well as the preservation of the socio-economic equilibrium through rural development and employment creation. The update of the National Indicative Programme for 1997-99 in essence provides for a continuation of support in these main priority areas. The Indicative Programme drawn up with Morocco for the period 1996-98 was amended at the request of the Moroccan authorities in the course of 1997, which caused some delay in preparing and starting up cooperation projects. However, the main emphasis of cooperation is still on support for economic transition and improving the socio-economic balance. Since it was signed in March 1996, five operation's have been approved for a total of ECU 235. 58 million (52. 3%). The following financing decisions have been taken in the context of support for achieving a better socio-economic balance: rural water and sanitation (ECU 40. 00 million); rural roads and tracks (ECU 30. 00 million); support for professional training (ECU 38. 00 million); interest-rate subsidies on an EIB loan (ECU 7. 58 million). Technical and financial cooperation and programming are expected to be up to speed by the end of 1997. Ao The Mashreq During 1997 the presentation of Financing Agreements was delayed pending the conclusion of a Framework Financing Convention between the European Commission and Egypt. However, considerable work was undertaken on the preparation of Financing Agreements for two large and previously approved programmes; the 155 million ECU EU contribution to the multi-donor Social Fund II programme and the 100 million ECU EU contribution to the Ideational Enhancement Programme (EEP). Also, an interest subsidy of ECU 2. 7 million for an E1B loan (Grey Cement) was funded. Planning and project preparation began on a further two programmes for presentation in 1998. The lirst is the Industrial Modernisation Programme (IMP) at 250 million ECU which will be. the centrepiece of the EU's economic co-operation with Egypt. The 110 million ECU contribution to the Health Sector Reform Programme (IISRP) will assist radical reforms leading to universal access to basic health and health insurance cover. In Jordan, implementation of M EDA was pursued along a number of tracks. Negotiated in the second semester of 1997, the Framework Financing Convention covering the M EDA Programme was signed in February 1998. The Private Sector Development Programme (Business Service Team-Business Centre) of ECU 7 million had been decided upon in 1995. The implementation started with the setting up of the Business Service Team in Amman on 8 September 1997. A Programming mission took place on 3-4 December 1997 in order to review and update the Indicative Programme and technical and financial cooperation for 1997-1999. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed allocating the future available resources to support industrial modernisation, development of the private sector and environment policy. Also, ECU 10 million on risk capital resources were made available in December 1997 the EIB project "Jordan-Industrial Development Bank(IDB)-VI operation". in support of Negotiations on the MEDA Framework Financing Convention with Lebanon continued in 1997. The copy of the Framework Financing Convention signed by the Commission was sent to the Lebanese authorities for signing in October 1997. The preparation of the following approved MEDA projects was largely finalised, but was held up because Lebanon had not yet signed the MEDA Framework Financing Convention: - support for the Lebanese administration (ECU 38 million): convention and tender documents finalised subject to minor amendments and the signing of the Framework Agreement; - investment planning programme (ECU 25 million): technical negotiations were well advanced; - standardisation (ECU 6 million): negotiations on an agreement with the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) got under way. Interest-rate subsidies totalling ECU 30. 8 million were granted on EIB loans relating to the environment. M For Syria, a project to modernise the Finance Ministry (ECU 10. 5 million) and a management school project (ECU 14 million) were approved. In the course of the year a study was undertaken on "Technical Education and Vocational Training" with a view to drafting a programme to suit Syria's transition to a free market economy. Implementation of four MEDA projects approved in 1996 could not go ahead because the MEDA Framework Financing Convention with Syria had not been signed. During 1997, the Framework Financing Convention was agreed with the Palestinian National Authority and three projects were approved for the West Bank and Gaza Strip under the MEDA budget-line. Firstly, funding for provision of equipment and related training in the framework of the EU Special Adviser on Counter-terrorism (ECU 3. 6 million): this project was decided as part of a CFSP Joint Action aiming to assist the Palestinian Authority on its fight against terrorism. Secondly, establishment of a Special Cash Facility (ECU 25 million from which ECU 21 million is an advance on the 1998 budget). The Israeli authorities blocked the transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority creating a serious financial crisis. In order to avoid this situation in the future, the EC decided to create a fund that will cover such financial crises. Thirdly, following an identification mission to the area, the EC. designed a ECU 1. 2 million programme of assistance on Customs Administration for the Palestinian Authority. In addition a risk capital operation of liCU 1 million in favour of the Gaza Industrial Estates and ECU 7. 4 million in respect of an interest subsidy for the Gaza Sanitation loan of the EIB were financed. Turkey Under the MEDA Indicative Programme for Turkey, the European Commission committed ECU 70,2 million in 1997 to strengthen civil society and human rights, promote small and medium enterprises and improve living standards among the most needy parts of the population. The 1997 projects include a drinking water supply network in South Eastern Turkey, a cancer prediagnosis project and several non governmental organisation (NGO) initiatives related to human rights and civil society as well as several vocational to finance private investments -- mainly in joint ventures. training activities and risk capital These initiatives make a positive contribution because it is clear that the human rights problems in South Eastern Turkey are in part linked to the lack of economic prospects there. Thus by working together with Turkish organisations to strengthen civil society and create a chance for a better future, it is hoped to stimulate economic development in the region which in turn can contribute to improving the human rights situation Twenty NGOs have been awarded grants for actions in the field of consumer protection, women's status and education, empowerment and management of NGOs, children's rights and protection, education and training on human rights, as well as administrative reform and migration. The total amount committed by the EU for Turkey under MEDA for the period 1996- 1997 amounts to ECU 103. 3 million (ECU 33. 1 million in 1996; ECU 70. 2 million in 1997). At the end of 1997 discussions were commenced with the Turkish authorities regarding the framework convention. At Structural adjustment In both the Maghreb and the Mashreq, support for structural adjustment remains one of the key instruments through which the European Union supports the process of economic transition in preparation of the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean liée trade area. As 1996 was the first full year of implementation of the MEDA programme, the emphasis was initially on the negotiation of new programmes with partners. As a result, four programmes were approved in 1996 for a total amount of ECU 445 million (ECU 350 million MEDA funds, and the remaining ECU 95 million protocol funds). In 1997 more emphasis was given to the implementation of the programmes, necessitating frequent policy dialogues with partners, as well as the Bretton Woods Institutions. Overall, good progress has been made in the implementation of the structural adjustment programmes, although in some cases delays have been encountered mainly due to insufficient compliance with the mutually agreed performance criteria. Table: Support for structural adjustment in the MEDA programme. - Morocco Algeria Jordan Tunisia Year of approval Amount (tZCU m) Status as at end 1997 1996 1996 1996 1996 120 1st tranche (ECU 30 m) disbursed in 1997. 125 1/ Policy dialogue ongoing. 1st tranche yet to be disbursed. 100 100 Programme completed. 1st tranche disbursed in 1996, 2™* tranche (ECU 40 m) in 1997. (ECU 60 m) Programme completed disbursed in 1996, 2™* tranche (ECU 60 m) in 1997. tranche (ECU 40 m) 1st 1/. Of which ECU 95 million from protocol funds. Ah 2. Regional cooperation The regional indicative programme complements and reinforces the bilateral indicative programmes and foresees the implementation of activities in all three domains of the Barcelona Declaration, namely the political and security dimension; the economic and financial dimension; the social, cultural and human dimension. In the political and security dimension, activities will contribute to the creation of a region of peace and stability. They include, for example, a network of foreign policy institutes and a prevention and management pilot scheme for disasters of natural and human origin. In the economic and financial dimension, the objectives at a regional level are to: conduct a dialogue on the alignment of sectoral economic policies; foster cooperation between non-governmental entities such as chambers of commerce, economic institutes and trade promotion bodies; carry out regional projects which usefully complement bilateral measures. Activities undertaken up to the end of 1997 include the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean investment and network of economic developing capital markets and a programme to promote private sector investment in infrastructure. Sectoral projects implemented include maritime transport and statistical cooperation. institutes, conferences on increasing inward The aim of the social, cultural and human dimension of the Partnership is to bring people closer, promote understanding between them and improve their perception of each other. These goals apply in a variety of areas including education, youth, the media, the development of civil society and the dialogue between cultures civilisations. The main activity undertaken was the "Euromed Heritage" programme on cultural heritage. Also under the MEDA Regional Indicative Programme the European Commission has provided grant financing for small activities (less than ECU 500,000) pertaining to the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. This type of financing concerned in 1997 120 activities for almost ECU 14 million. These activities are divided into 5 categories: activities of the Barcelona Process (18 activities for ECU 3. 0 million); economic cooperation (12 activities for ECU 1. 8 million); information and culture actions (7 activities for ECU 2. 1 million); micro-actions (73 actions for 4. 5 million); Euro-Arab cooperation (10 activities for ECU 2. 35 million). Ak Annex 1 Publications - The Barcelona Declaration and Work Programme - The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership with an illustration of the concrete measures being implemented - Support for structural adjustment - Private sector development - Economic transition - 36 information notes on implementation of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership A6 Annex 2 M EDA COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS 1995-1999, in ECU millions 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1. Commitments 1. 1 Available credits 1. 2 Actual commitments - Structural adjustment - Economic transition - Development - Regional (976) 173 173 0 37 37 99 403 403 200 13 158 32 981 981 150 100 623 108 943 (943) (0) (513) (338) (92) 2. Actual payments 50 155 212 (315) Total commitments 1995-1999; ECU 3,476 million N. B. figures between brackets are forecasts > Forecast of commitment credits / Project payments MEDA 1995 1996 19S8 2000 200T1 2002 2003 S SI Committed j | | | || Commitment forecast paid Payment forecast Total commitments 1995 -1999:3. 475,5 Total payments 1995 - 2003:3. 475,5 Project payment forecasts assume an average project duration of 4 to 5 years. Annex 3 BREAKDOWN OF FINANCIAL EXECUTION 1996-1997 Pays. Projet Algerie Ajustement structurel Total a engager sur MEDA 30. 000. 000 Algerie BEI - bonification d'interets : environnement 10. 750. 000 Engage en 1996 Paye en 1996 Engage en 1997 Paye en 1997 30. 000. 000 10. 750. 000 Chypre BEI - bonification d'interets 2. 960. 000 2. 960. 000 560. 219 Cisjordanie Appui au ministere de I'education 20. 000. 000 20. 000. 000 20. 000. 000 X Cisjordanie BEI - Capitaux a risques (real estate) 1. 000. 000 Cisjordanie' BEI - bonification d'interets : environnement 7. 400. 000 Cisjordanie Cooperation aveo les douanes Cisjordanie Developpement du secteur prive Cisjordanie Fonds de stabilisation 1. 200. 000 3. 000. 000 25. 000. 000 Cisjordanie Soutien a I'Autorite palestinienne (COTER) 3. 600. 000 Egypte BEI - Bonification d'interets (ECC Grey Cement) 2. 700. 000 1. 000. 000 7. 400. 000 1. 200. 000 3. 000. 000 25. 000. 000 25. 000. 000 3. 600. 000 2. 700. 000 Egypte BEI - bonification d'interets : environnement 19. 880. 000 19. 880. 000 1. 930. 389 Egypte Fonds social 155. 000. 00 55. 000. 000 100. 000. 00 Egypte Education jJordanie / \ ; I ': k :i'- i •" :-'LJ. " '. 'C' L , • - iJordanie jLiban 6Q1 '. l~" r -v 0 100. 000. 00 0 100,000. 00 0 10. 000. 000 0 100. 000. 00 0 100. 000. 00 0 60. 000. 000 40. 000. 000 10. 000. 000 5. 000. 000 1 Liban ' i r ?, <i lOconsiruction 21. 000. 000 21. 000. 000 _ , /. MS3istan«,,e ieriabmialion administration libanaise 38. 000. 000 10. 000. 000 28. 000. 000 -C ''Liban 1 j Liban i Maite Liban BEI - bonification d'interets : environnement 10. 325. 000 JBEl - bonification d'interets : Tripoli Wastewater i Normalisation 20. 785. 000 6. 000. 000 BE! - bonification d'interets Maroc Ajustement structure! Maroc Developpement pistes / routes rurales Maroc Eau en zones rurales. 2. 800. 000 120. 000. 00 0 30. 000. 000 40. 000. 000 10. 325. 000 20. 785. 000 6. 000. 000 2. 800. 000 120. 000. 00 30. 000. 000 0 30. 000. 000 40. 000. 000 Maroc BEI - bonification d'interets : assainissement 7. 575. 000 Maroc Formation professionnelle 38. 000. 000 Syrie Syrie Syrie Syrie Syrie Syrie Programme de soutien au secteur forestier 3. 500. 000 3. 500. 000 Developpement du tourisme culturel 3. 000. 000 3. 000. 000 Modernisation des administrations locales 18. 000. 000 6. 000. 000 Soutien Telecommunications Ecole de management Reforme du Ministere des Finances 5. 500. 000 14. 000. 000 10. 500. 000 7. 575. 000 38. 000. 000 12. 000. 000 5. 500. 000 14. 000. 000 10. 500. 000 Tunisie Ajustement structurel 0 Tunisie Amelioration de la competitivite 100. 000. 00 0 10. 000. 000 100. 000. 00 0 10. 000. 000 40. 000. 000 60. 000. 000 Tunisie Tunisie Tunisie Tunisie v Appui a la formation professionnelle (MANFORM) BEI: capitaux a risques : privatisation des entreprises publiques Appui au programme de privatisation Appui a la promotion des investissements exterieurs 45. 000. 000 10. 000. 000 35. 000. 000 700. 050 15. 000. 000 10. 000. 000 4. 000. 000 15. 000. 000 10. 000. 000 4. 000. 000 Tunisie BEI : capitaux a risques : industrie 15. 000. 000 Tunisie Tunisie Programme de developpement rural et de gestion des ressources naturelles B E I: bonification d'interets (Lac Sud) 50. 000. 000 9. 250. 000 Turquie Food inspection services 10. 123. 000 10. 123. 000 Turquie Jean Monnet Fellowships programme 5. 000. 000 5. 000. 000 Turquie Creation of business and innovation centres 3. 165. 000 3. 165. 000 Turquie Turquie Mobilisation for economic and social development (IULA ONG) Modernization project in education 855. 000 855. 000 14. 000. 000 14. 000. 000 Turquie Magazine Anadolu Turquie Urban community empowerment Turquie BEI - capitaux a^ risques Turquie Turquie Turquie Environment standard for equipment in the textile sector (Kosgeb) Women Cancer prediagnosis BEI - bonification d'interets - Izmit industrial wastewater project 250. 000 1. 025. 650 12. 000. 000 1. 000. 000 1. 900. 000 11. 395. 000 15. 000. 000 50. 000. 000 9. 250. 000 250. 000 1. 025. 650 12. 000. 000 1. 000. 000 1. 900. 000 11. 395. 000 3. 208. 862 Turquie Turquie Turquie Turquie Turquie Industrial zone for SME's of the auto components sector (Kosgeb) Information network for SME's Vocational training center in the shoes sector (Kosgeb) Vocational training center in the clothing sector (Kosgeb) Formation de femmes entrepreneurs 1. 245. 000 773. 000 1. 962. 000 1. 490. 000 1. 040. 000 Turquie Sanliurfa drinking water supply project 21. 300. 000 Turquie Forming consummer awareness Turquie Turquie Turquie Turquie BEI - bonification d'interets - Adana wastewater project EC studies center 17 projets pour la promotion des droits de I'homme (ONGs) Cultural integration of Turkish society Turquie Euro-Turkish dialogue Turquie Program on state reform in Turkey 410. 000 10. 800. 000 300. 000 2. 100. 000 150. 000 500. 000 600. 000 1. 245. 000 773. 000 1. 962. 000 1. 490. 000 1. 040. 000 21. 300. 000 410. 000 10. 800. 000 300. 000 2. 100. 000 150. 000 500. 000 600. 000 Regional Cooperation statistique (MEDSTAT) 20. 000. 000 20. 000. 000 209. 952 1. 744. 597 Regional Regional projects (Middle East peace process) 15. 000. 000 15. 000. 000 390. 250 Regional Icarda-Research support (CGIAR) 1996 1. 190. 000 Regional Icarda-Research support (CGIAR) 1997 1. 320. 000 Regional MEDA TEAMS Regional BEI - capitaux a risques Regional CIHEAM Regional Transports maritimes Regional Patrimoine culturel Regional Programme population 70. 000. 000 10. 000. 000 6. 000. 000 8. 409. 651 17. 164. 673 7. 000. 000 1. 190. 000 1. 320. 000 22. 000. 000 1. 466. 400 10. 000. 000 6. 000. 000 8. 409. 651 17. 164. 673 7. 000. 000 Regional Allocation globale regionale 1996 + 1997 40. 000. 000 12. 477. 000 5. 984. 978 20. 666. 466 13. 910. 739 Regional Paiements divers sur engagements anterieurs a 1996 28. 437. 877 27. 673. 051 Total 1. 439. 192. 9 74 403. 000. 00 0 154. 632. 80 981. 336. 44 211. 584. 55 7 0 7 Crédits disponibles 403. 000. 00 0 202. 000. 00 981. 400. 00 314. 700. 00 0 0 0 Pourcentag es d'exécution 100,0% 76,6% 100,0% 67,2% ™^ ISSN 0254-1475 COM(98) 524 final DOCUMENTS EN 11 01 06 17 Catalogue number : CB-CG-98-532-EN-C ISBN 92-78-34775-2 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg


title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 2774/98 van Johanna MAIJ-WEGGEN aan de Commissie. Een lager BTW-tarief

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VAT
VAT rate
goods and services
provision of services
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text: 29. 4. 1999 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen C 118/137 Gezien het structurele karakter van de problemen heeft de Commissie reeds in 1998 de steun van de Gemeenschap gedeeltelijk verlegd van voedselhulp naar maatregelen ter verbetering van de voedselze- kerheid. Een ge(cid:239)ntegreerd pakket ter waarde van 30 miljoen ecu, bestaande uit zowel voedselhulp (86. 000 ton geassorteerde producten) en steun voor de rehabilitatie van de landbouw (30. 000 ton kunstmest; technische bijstand en proefprojecten) wordt momenteel ten uitvoer gelegd. De Gemeenschap heeft in Noord-Korea in het verleden ook initiatieven in verband met meervoudige teeltsystemen gesteund ter bevordering van een hogere landbouwproductiviteit. Voor 1999 is tot dusver nog geen beslissing genomen omtrent eventuele voedselhulp- of voedselzeker- heidsprojecten van de Gemeenschap in Noord-Korea. (1999/C 118/170) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-2774/98 van Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) aan de Commissie (14 september 1998) Betreft: Een lager BTW-tarief Is de Commissie van plan om na 31 december 1998, wanneer het huidige regime van de zesde BTW- richtlijn afloopt, te komen met voorstellen voor andere, wellicht lagere BTW-tarieven voor goederen en diensten met een sociaal karakter? Zo ja, welke plannen heeft de Commissie en wanneer kunnen concrete voorstellen worden verwacht? Antwoord van de heer Monti namens de Commissie (19 oktober 1998) Wat de door de Zesde Richtlijn (1) ingevoerde BTW-regeling betreft, gaat de Commissie ervan uit dat het geachte parlementslid verwijst naar de datum waarop de geldigheidstermijn van de hoogte van het normale BTW-tarief afloopt; voor dit tarief zal de Commissie te zijner tijd een voorstel indienen. Wat het nieuwe gemeenschappelijke BTW-stelsel voor de eengemaakte markt betreft, wordt met de werkzaamheden die in het door de Commissie in 1996 ingediende programma werden aangekondigd, gestage vooruitgang geboekt. Ten aanzien van het verlaagde BTW-tarief wil de Commissie de inhoud van bijlage H bij de Zesde Richtlijn opnieuw bestuderen. In overeenstemming met de conclusies van het verslag over de tarieven (2) wil zij de toepassing van het verlaagde tarief beperken tot producten die in de eerste levensbehoeften voorzien of die aan een behoefte van sociale aard beantwoorden. (1) Richtlijn 77/388/EEG, PB L 145 van 13. 6. 1977, laatstelijk gewijzigd bij Richtlijn 96/95/EG. (2) COM(97) 559 def. (1999/C 118/171) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-2775/98 van Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) aan de Commissie (14 september 1998) Betreft: De instelling van het grootste natuurreservaat ter wereld in Suriname Weet de Commissie dat het ACS-land Suriname is overgegaan tot de instelling van een natuurreservaat, het (cid:132)Centraal Suriname Wildernis Natuurreservaat(cid:148) met een totale oppervlakte van 16 miljoen hectare, waarmee het grootste reservaat van tropisch regenwoud ter wereld is ingesteld? Weet de Commissie wat de kosten zijn van dit positieve project en is de Commissie betrokken bij het behoud van deze regenwouden? Is de Commissie desgevraagd bereid om uit haar begroting een bijdrage te leveren aan de instandhouding van dit reservaat?


title: Reglamento (CE) n° 1954/98 de la Comisión de 14 de septiembre de 1998 por el que se establecen el precio del mercado mundial del algodón sin desmotar y el importe del anticipo de la ayuda

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text: 15. 9. 98 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 253/17 REGLAMENTO (CE) No 1954/98 DE LA COMISI(cid:222)N de 14 de septiembre de 1998 por el que se establecen el precio del mercado mundial del algod(cid:155)n sin desmotar y el importe del anticipo de la ayuda LA COMISI(cid:222)N DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS, Visto el Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea, Vista el Acta de adhesi(cid:155)n de Grecia y, en particular, los apartados 3 y 10 del Protocolo no 4 sobre el algod(cid:155)n, cuya (cid:156)ltima modificaci(cid:155)n la constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 1553/95 del Consejo (1), Visto el Reglamento (CE) no 1554/95 del Consejo, de 29 de junio de 1995, por el que se establecen las normas generales del r(cid:130)gimen de ayuda al algod(cid:155)n y deroga el Reglamento (CEE) no 2169/81 (2), cuya (cid:156)ltima modifica- ci(cid:155)n la constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 1419/98 (3), y, en particular, sus art(cid:146)culos 3, 4 y 5, Considerando que, de acuerdo con el art(cid:146)culo 3 del Regla- mento (CE) no 1554/95, el precio del mercado mundial del algod(cid:155)n sin desmotar se determina peri(cid:155)dicamente a partir del precio mundial registrado para el algod(cid:155)n desmotado, teniendo en cuenta la relaci(cid:155)n hist(cid:155)rica del precio fijado para el algod(cid:155)n desmotado y el precio calcu- lado para el algod(cid:155)n sin desmotar; que esta relaci(cid:155)n hist(cid:155)- rica qued(cid:155) establecida en el apartado 2 del art(cid:146)culo 1 del Reglamento (CEE) no 1201/89 de la Comisi(cid:155)n, de 3 de mayo de 1989, por el que se establecen disposiciones de aplicaci(cid:155)n del r(cid:130)gimen de ayuda al algod(cid:155)n (4), cuya (cid:156)ltima modificaci(cid:155)n la constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 1664/98 (5); que, cuando el precio mundial no pueda determinarse de esta forma, debe establecerse a partir del (cid:156)ltimo precio fijado; Considerando que, seg(cid:156)n lo establecido en el art(cid:146)culo 4 del Reglamento (CE) no 1554/95, el precio del mercado mundial del algod(cid:155)n sin desmotar debe determinarse en relaci(cid:155)n con un producto que re(cid:156)na ciertas caracter(cid:146)sticas y en funci(cid:155)n de las ofertas y cotizaciones m(cid:145)s favorables en el mercado mundial entre las que se consideren repre- sentativas de la tendencia real del mercado; que, para determinar este precio, se establece una media de las ofertas y cotizaciones registradas en una o varias bolsas europeas para un producto cif para un puerto de Europa del norte, procedente de los distintos pa(cid:146)ses proveedores que se consideren m(cid:145)s representativos en el comercio internacional; que, no obstante, est(cid:145)n previstos ciertos ajustes de los criterios de determinaci(cid:155)n del precio mundial del algod(cid:155)n desmotado que reflejan las diferen- (1) DO L 148 de 30. 6. 1995, p. 45. (2) DO L 148 de 30. 6. 1995, p. 48. (3) DO L 190 de 4. 7. 1998, p. 4. (4) DO L 123 de 4. 5. 1989, p. 23. (5) DO L 211 de 29. 7. 1998, p. 9. cias justificadas por la calidad del producto entregado o la naturaleza de las ofertas y cotizaciones; que estos ajustes son los previstos en el art(cid:146)culo 2 del Reglamento (CEE) no 1201/89; Considerando que la aplicaci(cid:155)n de los criterios apenas indicados conduce a fijar el precio del mercado mundial del algod(cid:155)n sin desmotar en el nivel que se indica m(cid:145)s adelante a partir del 12 de septiembre de 1998; Considerando que el primer p(cid:145)rrafo del apartado 3 bis del art(cid:146)culo 5 del Reglamento (CE) no 1554/95 establece que el importe del anticipo de la ayuda debe ser igual al precio de objetivo menos el precio del mercado mundial y un importe calculado mediante la f(cid:155)rmula aplicable en caso de rebasamiento de la cantidad m(cid:145)xima garantizada, tomando como base la producci(cid:155)n estimada de algod(cid:155)n sin desmotar incrementada en un 15 %; que el Regla- mento (CE) no 1844/98 de la Comisi(cid:155)n (6) fija el nivel de producci(cid:155)n estimado para la campa(cid:157)a 1998/99; que la aplicaci(cid:155)n del citado m(cid:130)todo hace que el importe del anticipo correspondiente a cada Estado miembro quede fijado en el nivel que se indica m(cid:145)s adelante, HA ADOPTADO EL PRESENTE REGLAMENTO: Art(cid:146)culo 1 1. El precio del mercado mundial del algod(cid:155)n sin desmotar, mencionado en el art(cid:146)culo 3 del Reglamento (CE) no 1554/95, queda fijado en 29,456 ecus por cada 100 kilogramos. 2. El importe del anticipo de la ayuda contemplado en el primer p(cid:145)rrafo del apartado 3 bis del art(cid:146)culo 5 del Reglamento (CE) no 1554/95 ser(cid:145) el siguiente: (cid:190) 41,127 ecus por cada 100 kilogramos para Espa(cid:157)a, (cid:190) 40,064 ecus por cada 100 kilogramos para Grecia, (cid:190) 76,844 ecus por cada 100 kilogramos para los dem(cid:145)s Estados miembros. Art(cid:146)culo 2 El presente Reglamento entrar(cid:145) en vigor el 15 de septiembre de 1998. Ser(cid:145) aplicable a partir del 12 de septiembre de 1998. (6) DO L 240 de 28. 8. 1998, p. 3. L 253/18 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 15. 9. 98 El presente Reglamento ser(cid:145) obligatorio en todos sus elementos y directamente aplicable en cada Estado miembro. Hecho en Bruselas, el 14 de septiembre de 1998. Por la Comisi(cid:155)n Franz FISCHLER Miembro de la Comisi(cid:155)n