title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2657/1999 of 16 December 1999 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products

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text: 17. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 325/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2657/1999 of 16 December 1999 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, that when prices in international trade are being deter- mined particular account should be taken of: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (a) prices ruling on third country markets; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof, (1) Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides that the difference between prices in inter- national trade for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty; (2) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides that when the refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation, exported in the natural state, are being fixed, account must be taken of: — the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of milk and milk products on the Community market and prices for milk and milk products in international trade, — marketing costs and the most favourable transport charges from Community markets to ports or other points of export in the Community, as well as costs incurred in placing the goods on the market of the country of destination, — the aims of the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products which are to ensure equi- librium and the natural development of prices and trade on this market, — the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty, and — the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market, and — the economic aspect of the proposed exports; (3) Whereas Article 17(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides that when prices within the Community are being determined account should be taken of the ruling prices which are most favourable for exportation, and (1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21. (b) the most favourable prices in third countries of des- tination for third country imports; (c) producer prices recorded in exporting third coun- tries, account being taken, where appropriate, of subsidies granted by those countries; and (d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices; (4) Whereas Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund on the products listed in Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation according to destina- tion; (5) Whereas Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 the list of products on which export provides that refunds are granted and the amount of such refunds should be fixed at least once every four weeks; whereas the amount of the refund may, however, remain at the same level for more than four weeks; (6) Whereas, in accordance with Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 on specific detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds on milk and milk products (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1596/1999 (4); the refund granted for milk products containing added sugar is equal to the sum of the two components; whereas one is intended to take account of the quantity of milk products and is calculated by multiplying the basic amount by the milk products content in the product concerned; whereas the other is intended to take account of the quantity of added sucrose and is calculated by multiplying the sucrose content of the entire product by the basic amount of the refund valid on the day of exportation for the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/98 (6); whereas, however, this second component is applied only if the added sucrose has been produced using sugar beet or cane harvested in the Community; (3) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1999, p. 8. (4) OJ L 188, 21. 7. 1999, p. 39. (5) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. (6) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38. L 325/16 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 12. 1999 (7) Whereas the level of refund for cheeses is calculated for products intended for direct consumption; whereas the cheese rinds and cheese wastes are not products intended for this purpose; whereas, to avoid any confu- sion in interpretation, it should be specified that there will be no refund for cheeses of a free-at-frontier value less than EUR 230,00 per 100 kilograms; (8) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 896/84 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (2), laid down additional provisions concerning the granting of refunds on the change from one milk year to another; whereas those provisions provide for the possibility of varying refunds according to the date of manufacture of the products; (9) Whereas for the calculation of the refund for processed cheese provision must be made where casein or casein- ates are added for that quantity not to be taken into account; (10) Whereas it follows from applying the rules set out above to the present situation on the market in milk and in particular to quotations or prices for milk products within the Community and on the world market that the refund should be as set out in the Annex to this Regula- tion; (11) Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The export refunds referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on products exported in the natural state shall be as set out in the Annex. There shall be no refunds for exports to destination No 2. 400 for products falling within CN codes 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405 and 2309. 3. There shall be no refunds for exports to destinations No 021, 023, 024, 028, 043, 044, 045, 046, 052, 404, 600, 800 and 804 for products falling within CN code 0406. This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 1999. Article 2 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 91, 1. 4. 1984, p. 71. (2) OJ L 28, 1. 2. 1988, p. 1. 17. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 325/17 to the Commission Regulation of 16 December 1999 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products (in EUR/100 kg net weight unless otherwise indicated) ANNEX Product code Destination (*) 0401 10 10 9000 0401 10 90 9000 0401 20 11 9100 0401 20 11 9500 0401 20 19 9100 0401 20 19 9500 0401 20 91 9100 0401 20 91 9500 0401 20 99 9100 0401 20 99 9500 0401 30 11 9100 0401 30 11 9400 0401 30 11 9700 0401 30 19 9100 0401 30 19 9400 0401 30 19 9700 0401 30 31 9100 0401 30 31 9400 0401 30 31 9700 0401 30 39 9100 0401 30 39 9400 0401 30 39 9700 0401 30 91 9100 0401 30 91 9400 0401 30 91 9700 0401 30 99 9100 0401 30 99 9400 0401 30 99 9700 0402 10 11 9000 0402 10 19 9000 0402 10 91 9000 0402 10 99 9000 0402 21 11 9200 0402 21 11 9300 0402 21 11 9500 0402 21 11 9900 0402 21 17 9000 0402 21 19 9300 0402 21 19 9500 0402 21 19 9900 0402 21 91 9100 0402 21 91 9200 0402 21 91 9300 0402 21 91 9400 0402 21 91 9500 0402 21 91 9600 0402 21 91 9700 970 * * * 970 * * * 970 * * * 970 * * * 970 * * * 970 * * * 970 * * * + 970 * * * + + 970 * * * 970 * * * + + 970 * * * + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Amount of refund 2,327 — 2,327 — 2,327 — 3,597 — 2,327 — 3,597 — 4,551 — — 4,551 — — — 10,50 — 15,77 — — — 15,77 — 38,32 59,85 66,00 38,32 59,85 66,00 75,22 110,55 129,01 75,22 110,55 129,01 81,00 81,00 0,8100 0,8100 81,00 99,70 105,10 113,00 81,00 99,70 105,10 113,00 113,80 114,60 116,00 124,00 126,80 137,40 143,60 Product code Destination (*) 0402 21 91 9900 0402 21 99 9100 0402 21 99 9200 0402 21 99 9300 0402 21 99 9400 0402 21 99 9500 0402 21 99 9600 0402 21 99 9700 0402 21 99 9900 0402 29 15 9200 0402 29 15 9300 0402 29 15 9500 0402 29 15 9900 0402 29 19 9200 0402 29 19 9300 0402 29 19 9500 0402 29 19 9900 0402 29 91 9100 0402 29 91 9500 0402 29 99 9100 0402 29 99 9500 0402 91 11 9110 0402 91 11 9120 0402 91 11 9310 0402 91 11 9350 0402 91 11 9370 0402 91 19 9110 0402 91 19 9120 0402 91 19 9310 0402 91 19 9350 0402 91 19 9370 0402 91 31 9100 0402 91 31 9300 0402 91 39 9100 0402 91 39 9300 0402 91 51 9000 0402 91 59 9000 0402 91 91 9000 0402 91 99 9000 0402 99 11 9110 0402 99 11 9130 0402 99 11 9150 0402 99 11 9310 0402 99 11 9330 0402 99 11 9350 0402 99 19 9110 0402 99 19 9130 0402 99 19 9150 0402 99 19 9310 0402 99 19 9330 0402 99 19 9350 0402 99 31 9110 0402 99 31 9150 0402 99 31 9300 0402 99 31 9500 0402 99 39 9110 0402 99 39 9150 0402 99 39 9300 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Amount of refund 150,60 113,80 114,60 116,00 124,00 126,80 137,40 143,60 150,60 0,8100 0,9970 1,0510 1,1300 0,8100 0,9970 1,0510 1,1300 1,1380 1,2400 1,1380 1,2400 — — 11,31 13,85 16,84 — — 11,31 13,85 16,84 — 19,91 — 19,91 — — 63,94 63,94 — — — 0,2689 0,3228 0,4291 — — — 0,2689 0,3228 0,4291 — 0,4467 0,3832 0,6600 — 0,4467 0,3832 L 325/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 12. 1999 Product code Destination (*) 0402 99 39 9500 0402 99 91 9000 0402 99 99 9000 0403 10 11 9400 0403 10 11 9800 0403 10 13 9800 0403 10 19 9800 0403 10 31 9400 0403 10 31 9800 0403 10 33 9800 0403 10 39 9800 0403 90 11 9000 0403 90 13 9200 0403 90 13 9300 0403 90 13 9500 0403 90 13 9900 0403 90 19 9000 0403 90 31 9000 0403 90 33 9200 0403 90 33 9300 0403 90 33 9500 0403 90 33 9900 0403 90 39 9000 0403 90 51 9100 0403 90 51 9300 0403 90 53 9000 0403 90 59 9110 0403 90 59 9140 0403 90 59 9170 0403 90 59 9310 0403 90 59 9340 0403 90 59 9370 0403 90 59 9510 0403 90 59 9540 0403 90 59 9570 0403 90 61 9100 0403 90 61 9300 0403 90 63 9000 0403 90 69 9000 0404 90 21 9100 0404 90 21 9910 0404 90 21 9950 0404 90 23 9120 0404 90 23 9130 0404 90 23 9140 0404 90 23 9150 0404 90 23 9911 0404 90 23 9913 0404 90 23 9915 0404 90 23 9917 0404 90 23 9919 0404 90 23 9931 0404 90 23 9933 0404 90 23 9935 0404 90 23 9937 0404 90 23 9939 0404 90 29 9110 0404 90 29 9115 0404 90 29 9120 0404 90 29 9130 0404 90 29 9135 0404 90 29 9150 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 970 * * * + + + + 970 * * * + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Amount of refund 0,6600 0,7522 0,7522 — — — — — — — — 79,60 79,60 98,80 104,10 112,00 112,80 0,7960 0,7960 0,9880 1,0410 1,1200 1,1280 2,327 — — — — — 15,77 — 38,32 59,85 64,80 64,80 64,80 64,80 — — — — 81,00 — 11,31 81,00 99,70 105,10 113,00 — — — — — 11,31 13,85 16,84 19,91 20,81 113,80 114,60 116,00 124,00 126,80 137,40 Product code Destination (*) 0404 90 29 9160 0404 90 29 9180 0404 90 81 9100 0404 90 81 9910 0404 90 81 9950 0404 90 83 9110 0404 90 83 9130 0404 90 83 9150 0404 90 83 9170 0404 90 83 9911 0404 90 83 9913 0404 90 83 9915 0404 90 83 9917 0404 90 83 9919 0404 90 83 9931 0404 90 83 9933 0404 90 83 9935 0404 90 83 9937 0404 90 89 9130 0404 90 89 9150 0404 90 89 9930 0404 90 89 9950 0404 90 89 9990 0405 10 11 9500 0405 10 11 9700 0405 10 19 9500 0405 10 19 9700 0405 10 30 9100 0405 10 30 9300 0405 10 30 9500 0405 10 30 9700 0405 10 50 9100 0405 10 50 9300 0405 10 50 9500 0405 10 50 9700 0405 10 90 9000 0405 20 90 9500 0405 20 90 9700 0405 90 10 9000 0405 90 90 9000 0406 10 20 9100 0406 10 20 9230 0406 10 20 9290 0406 10 20 9300 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * Amount of refund 143,60 150,60 0,8100 — 0,2689 0,8100 0,9970 1,0510 1,1300 — — — — — 0,2689 0,3228 0,4291 0,4467 1,1380 1,2400 0,4601 0,6600 0,7522 165,85 170,00 165,85 170,00 165,85 170,00 165,85 170,00 165,85 170,00 165,85 170,00 176,22 155,49 161,71 216,00 170,00 — — — 37,68 37,68 21,50 37,68 — — 35,05 35,05 14,40 35,05 — — 15,39 15,39 7,360 15,39 17. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 325/19 Product code Destination (*) Amount of refund Product code Destination (*) 0406 10 20 9610 0406 10 20 9620 0406 10 20 9630 0406 10 20 9640 0406 10 20 9650 0406 10 20 9660 0406 10 20 9830 0406 10 20 9850 0406 10 20 9870 0406 10 20 9900 0406 20 90 9100 0406 20 90 9913 0406 20 90 9915 0406 20 90 9917 0406 20 90 9919 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * + 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * + + + 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * — — 51,11 51,11 29,10 51,11 — — 51,83 51,83 29,50 51,83 — — 57,86 57,86 33,00 57,86 — — 85,03 85,03 45,40 85,03 — — 70,86 70,86 23,90 70,86 — — — 26,28 26,28 12,60 26,28 — — 31,87 31,87 15,20 31,87 — — — — — 58,77 58,77 29,70 58,77 — — 77,56 77,56 39,60 77,56 — — 82,41 82,41 42,10 82,41 — — 92,10 92,10 47,00 92,10 0406 20 90 9990 0406 30 31 9710 0406 30 31 9730 0406 30 31 9910 0406 30 31 9930 0406 30 31 9950 0406 30 39 9500 0406 30 39 9700 0406 30 39 9930 0406 30 39 9950 0406 30 90 9000 0406 40 50 9000 + 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * Amount of refund — — — 17,88 9,536 7,850 17,88 — — 26,24 13,99 11,50 26,24 — — 17,88 9,536 7,850 17,88 — — 26,24 13,99 11,50 26,24 — — 38,17 20,36 16,70 38,17 — — 26,24 13,99 11,50 26,24 — — 38,17 20,36 16,70 38,17 — — 38,17 20,36 16,70 38,17 — — 43,16 23,02 19,90 43,16 — — 45,28 24,15 19,90 45,28 — — 90,00 90,00 31,00 90,00 L 325/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 12. 1999 Product code Destination (*) Amount of refund Product code Destination (*) Amount of refund 0406 40 90 9000 0406 90 13 9000 0406 90 15 9100 0406 90 17 9100 0406 90 21 9900 0406 90 23 9900 0406 90 25 9900 0406 90 27 9900 0406 90 31 9119 0406 90 33 9119 0406 90 33 9919 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * — — 92,42 92,42 31,00 92,42 — — 116,37 101,62 56,60 116,37 — — 120,25 105,01 58,40 120,25 — — 120,25 105,01 58,40 120,25 — — 117,54 102,90 41,90 117,54 — — 103,92 90,36 17,50 103,92 — — 102,80 89,77 19,90 102,80 — — 93,10 81,30 17,50 93,10 — — 85,71 74,72 24,00 85,71 — — 85,71 74,72 24,00 85,71 — — 78,60 68,29 19,10 78,60 0406 90 33 9951 0406 90 35 9190 0406 90 35 9990 0406 90 37 9000 0406 90 61 9000 0406 90 63 9100 0406 90 63 9900 0406 90 69 9100 0406 90 69 9910 0406 90 73 9900 0406 90 75 9900 0406 90 76 9300 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * + 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * — — 78,66 68,98 18,80 78,66 33,29 33,29 121,56 105,71 57,70 121,56 — — 121,56 105,71 37,80 121,56 — — 116,37 101,62 56,60 116,37 47,01 47,01 129,64 112,00 53,80 129,64 42,83 42,83 128,55 111,41 60,10 128,55 34,22 34,22 124,18 107,11 46,00 124,18 — — — 124,18 107,11 46,00 124,18 — — 106,91 93,28 49,50 106,91 — — 108,07 93,90 20,90 108,07 — — 96,98 84,68 18,90 96,98 17. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 325/21 Product code Destination (*) Amount of refund Product code Destination (*) Amount of refund 0406 90 76 9400 0406 90 76 9500 0406 90 78 9100 0406 90 78 9300 0406 90 78 9500 0406 90 79 9900 0406 90 81 9900 0406 90 85 9910 0406 90 85 9991 0406 90 85 9995 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * — — 108,62 94,85 21,80 108,62 — — 102,45 90,24 21,80 102,45 — — 102,26 87,50 17,10 102,26 — — 105,98 92,78 18,90 105,98 — — 104,35 91,91 21,80 104,35 — — 86,27 75,02 18,10 86,27 — — 108,62 94,85 44,80 108,62 33,32 33,32 117,90 102,43 55,70 117,90 — — 117,90 102,43 37,80 117,90 — — 108,07 93,90 19,90 108,07 0406 90 85 9999 0406 90 86 9100 0406 90 86 9200 0406 90 86 9300 0406 90 86 9400 0406 90 86 9900 0406 90 87 9100 0406 90 87 9200 0406 90 87 9300 0406 90 87 9400 0406 90 87 9951 0406 90 87 9971 0406 90 87 9972 + + 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * + 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 097 098 400 * * * — — — — 102,23 86,17 26,00 102,23 — — 103,32 87,41 28,50 103,32 — — 108,62 92,87 32,20 108,62 — — 117,90 102,43 37,80 117,90 — — — 85,19 71,81 23,30 85,19 — — 94,89 80,27 26,30 94,89 — — 96,33 82,36 28,80 96,33 — — 106,68 93,15 39,70 106,68 — — 106,68 93,15 32,30 106,68 45,63 39,68 12,80 45,63 L 325/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 12. 1999 Product code Destination (*) Amount of refund Product code Destination (*) Amount of refund 0406 90 87 9973 0406 90 87 9974 0406 90 87 9975 0406 90 87 9979 0406 90 88 9100 0406 90 88 9300 2309 10 15 9010 2309 10 15 9100 2309 10 15 9200 2309 10 15 9300 2309 10 15 9400 2309 10 15 9500 2309 10 15 9700 2309 10 19 9010 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * 037 039 097 098 400 * * * + 037 039 097 098 400 * * * + + + + + + + + — — 104,74 91,46 22,60 104,74 — — 113,19 99,26 22,60 113,19 — — 114,45 101,25 30,00 114,45 — — 103,92 90,36 22,60 103,92 — — — 83,50 70,90 28,50 83,50 — — — — — — — — 2309 10 19 9100 2309 10 19 9200 2309 10 19 9300 2309 10 19 9400 2309 10 19 9500 2309 10 19 9600 2309 10 19 9700 2309 10 19 9800 2309 10 70 9010 2309 10 70 9100 2309 10 70 9200 2309 10 70 9300 2309 10 70 9500 2309 10 70 9600 2309 10 70 9700 2309 10 70 9800 2309 90 35 9010 2309 90 35 9100 2309 90 35 9200 2309 90 35 9300 2309 90 35 9400 2309 90 35 9500 2309 90 35 9700 2309 90 39 9010 2309 90 39 9100 2309 90 39 9200 2309 90 39 9300 2309 90 39 9400 2309 90 39 9500 2309 90 39 9600 2309 90 39 9700 2309 90 39 9800 2309 90 70 9010 2309 90 70 9100 2309 90 70 9200 2309 90 70 9300 2309 90 70 9500 2309 90 70 9600 2309 90 70 9700 2309 90 70 9800 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + — — — — — — — — — 13,85 18,47 23,09 27,70 32,32 36,94 40,63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 13,85 18,47 23,09 27,70 32,32 36,94 40,63 (*) The code numbers for the destinations are those set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2645/98 (OJ L 335, 10. 12. 1998, p. 22). However: — ‘097’ covers all destination codes from 072 to 083 inclusive, — ‘098’ covers all destination codes from 053 to 070 inclusive and from 091 to 096 inclusive, — ‘970’ covers the exports referred to in Articles 34(1)(a) and (c) and 44(1)(a) and (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 800/1999 (OJ L 107, 17. 4. 1999, p. 11). For destinations other than those indicated for each ‘product code’, the amount of the refund applying is indicated by ***. Where no destination (‘+’) and (3). the refund is applicable for exports to any destination other than those referred to in Article 1(2) the amount of is indicated, NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1), as amended


title: European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on combating late payment in commercial transactions (8790/1/1999 - C5-0125/1999 - 1998/0099(COD))

eurovoc_concepts:
commercial law
deadline for payment
financial solvency
financial transaction
payment
trade policy

text: 18. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 296/173 Thursday 16 December 1999 Delivers a favourable opinion on the appointment of Mr Jan O. Karlsson to the office of Member of 1. the Court of Auditors; Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and, for information, to the Court of 2. Auditors, the other institutions of the European Communities and the Audit Offices of the Member States. 2. Late payment in commercial transactions ***II A5-0099/1999 European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on combating late payment in com- mercial transactions (8790/1/1999 ’ C5-0125/1999 ’ 1998/0099(COD)) (Codecision procedure: second reading) The European Parliament, ( having regard to the Council common position (8790/1/1999 ( C5-0125/1999) (1), ( having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(1998) 126) (3), ( having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1998) 615) (4), ( having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, ( having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure, ( having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0099/1999), 1. 2. Amends the common position as follows; Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 1) Recital 3a (new) (3a) On 29 May 1997 the Economic and Social Commit- tee adopted an opinion on the Commission’s Green Paper on Public Procurement in the European Union: Exploring the Way Forward (1), recommending maximum payment periods and interest on late payments by public authori- ties; (1) OJ C 287, 22. 9. 1997, p. 92. (1) OJ C 284, 6. 10. 1999, p. 1. (2) OJ C 313, 12. 10. 1998, p. 142. (3) OJ C 168, 3. 6. 1998, p. 13. (4) OJ C 374, 3. 12. 1998, p. 4. C 296/174 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 18. 10. 2000 Thursday 16 December 1999 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 2) Recital 6a (new) (6a) In the case of certain products, such as perishable foodstuffs, late payments are attributable not to real mar- ket requirements but rather to distortions of competition which should be corrected; (Amendment 3) Recital 6b (new) In some Member States contractual payment peri- (6b) ods differ significantly from the Community average; (Amendment 4) Recital 11 (11) This Directive should be limited to payments made as remuneration for commercial transactions and does not regu- late transactions with consumers, interest in connection with other payments, e. g. payments under the laws on cheques and bills of exchange, payments made as compensation for damages including payments from insurance companies; (11) This Directive should be limited to payments made as remuneration for commercial transactions and does not regu- late transactions with consumers, interest in connection with other payments, e. g. payments under the laws on cheques and bills of exchange, or payments made as compensation for damages; (Amendment 5) Recital 14 (14) Late payment constitutes a breach of contract which has been made financially attractive to debtors in most Member States by low interest rates on late payments and/or slow pro- cedures for redress; a decisive shift is necessary to reverse this trend and to ensure that the consequences of late payments are such as to discourage late payment; (14) Late payment constitutes a breach of contract which has been made financially attractive to debtors in most Member States by low interest rates on late payments and/or slow pro- cedures for redress; a decisive shift is necessary to reverse this trend and to ensure that the consequences of late payments are such as both to discourage late payments and to compensate creditors for the costs incurred; (Amendment 6) Recital 17a (new) (17a) The use of retention of title clauses as a means of speeding up payment is at present constrained by a num- ber of differences in national law; it is necessary to ensure that creditors are in a position to exercise the retention of title throughout the Community, using a single clause recognised by all Member States, and that excessive pay- ment periods and late payments in commercial transac- tions do not distort the functioning of the internal mar- ket; 18. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 296/175 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL Thursday 16 December 1999 AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 7) Recital 17b (new) (17b) Public authorities handle a considerable volume of payments to businesses; strict payment discipline on the part of these authorities would have a beneficial trickle- down effect on the economy as a whole; with regard to public contracts, contracting enterprises in turn likewise delay payments to their suppliers and subcontractors, habitually imposing excessive payment periods ’ prac- tices which seriously damage the interests of many busi- nesses, especially SMEs; for payments executed by the Commission it has already been decided to give certain creditors the right to receive default interest on late pay- ments; (Amendment 8) Recital 18 (18) Article 4 of this Directive requires that the recovery pro- cedure for unchallenged claims be completed within a short period of time in conformity with national legislation, but does not require Member States to adopt a specific procedure or to amend their existing legal procedures in a specific way; (18) Article 4 of this Directive requires that the recovery pro- cedure for unchallenged claims be completed within a short period of time in conformity with national legislation; (Amendment 9) Recital 18a (new) It is necessary that this Directive address the pro- (18a) blem of long contractual payment periods; (Amendment 10) Recital 18b (new) (18b) The term ‘contracting authorities’ should corre- spond to the definition laid down in Directive 92/50/ EEC (1) and Directive 93/37/EEC (2) and should include, for the purposes of the present Directive, the ‘contracting entities’ as defined in Directive 93/38/EEC (3); (1) OJ L 209, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1. (2) OJ L 199, 9. 8. 1993, p. 54. (3) OJ L 199, 9. 8. 1993, p. 84. (Amendment 11) Article 2(2a) (new) 2a. ‘retention of title’ means the agreement, irrespective of any formal requirements, that the seller remains the owner of the goods in question until the price has been paid in full; the term ‘seller’ shall comprise the supplier of goods which are to be produced or manufactured; C 296/176 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 18. 10. 2000 Thursday 16 December 1999 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 12) Article 2(2b) (new) 2b. ‘interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations’ means the interest rate applied to such operations in the case of fixed rate tenders. In the event that a main refinancing operation was conducted according to a variable rate tender procedure, this interest rate refers to the mar- ginal interest rate which resulted from that tender. This applies both in the case of single rate and vari- able rate auctions; (Amendment 13) Article 2(3a) (new) 3a. ‘contracting authorities’ corresponds to the definition laid down in Directive 92/50/EEC and Directive 93/37/ EEC and includes the ‘contracting entities’ as defined in Directive 93/38/EEC (1). (1) OJ L 199, 9. 8. 1993, p. 84. (Amendment 14) Article 2(3b) (new) 3b. ‘public procurement contracts’ means contracts for pecuniary interest concluded in writing between a contracting authority within the meaning of point 3a and an undertaking which is not a contracting auth- ority. (Amendment 15) Article 3(1)(b) (b) if the date or period for payment is not fixed in the con- tract, interest shall become payable automatically without the necessity of a reminder: (i) 30 days following the date of receipt by the debtor of (ii) the invoice or an equivalent request for payment, or if the date of the receipt of the invoice or the equiva- lent request for payment is uncertain, 30 days after the date of receipt of the goods or services, or (iv) (iii) if the debtor receives the invoice or the equivalent request for payment earlier than the goods or the ser- vices, 30 days after the receipt of the goods or ser- vices, or if a procedure of acceptance or verification, by which the conformity of the goods or services with the con- tract is to be ascertained, is provided for by statute or in the contract and if the debtor receives the invoice or the equivalent request for payment earlier or on the date on which such acceptance or verification takes place, 30 days after this latter date; (b) if the date or period for payment is not fixed in the con- tract, interest shall become payable automatically without the necessity of a reminder: (i) 21 days following the date of receipt by the debtor of (ii) the invoice or an equivalent request for payment, or if the date of the receipt of the invoice or the equiva- lent request for payment is uncertain, 21 days after the date of receipt of the goods or services, or (iv) (iii) if the debtor receives the invoice or the equivalent request for payment earlier than the goods or the ser- vices, 21 days after the receipt of the goods or ser- vices, or if a procedure of acceptance or verification, by which the conformity of the goods or services with the con- tract is to be ascertained, is provided for by statute or in the contract and if the debtor receives the invoice or the equivalent request for payment earlier or on the date on which such acceptance or verification takes place, 21 days after this latter date; 18. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 296/177 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL Thursday 16 December 1999 AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 16) Article 3(1)(d) (d) the level of interest for late payment (‘the statutory rate’), which the debtor is obliged to pay, shall be the sum of the interest rate of the main refinancing facility of the European Central Bank (ECB) in the form of two-week-tenders at fixed interest rates in force on the first ECB business day of the half-year in question (‘the reference rate’), plus at least 6 percentage points (‘the margin’), unless otherwise speci- fied in the contract. For a Member State which is not par- ticipating in the third stage of Economic and Monetary Union, the reference rate referred to above shall be the equivalent rate set by its national central bank. In both cases, the reference rate in force on the first central bank business day of the half-year in question shall apply for the following 6 months. (d) the level of interest for late payment (‘the statutory rate’), which the debtor is obliged to pay, shall be the sum of the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent main refinancing operation carried out before the first calendar day of the half-year in question (‘the reference rate’), plus at least 8 percentage points (‘the margin’), unless otherwise specified in the contract. For a Member State which is not participating in the third stage of Economic and Monetary Union, the reference rate referred to above shall be the equivalent rate set by its national central bank. In both cases, the reference rate in force on the first calendar day of the half-year in question shall apply for the following 6 months. (Amendment 17) Article 3(1)(da) (new) (da) in addition to the right to interest, the creditor shall be entitled to claim compensation from the debtor for the losses incurred through the latter’s late payment, including the following costs: (i) the cost of the creditor’s bank loans or overdraft, to the extent that this is not already fully com- pensated by the right to interest; (ii) the administrative costs of recovery within the creditor’s business; (iii) the costs of recovery through debt recovery agencies, and (iv) the costs of recovery through court proceedings. Member States may act to ensure that any claims for com- pensation under items (ii), (iii) and (iv) above are in rea- sonable proportion to the debt in question. (Amendment 19) Article 3(3) 3. Member States shall ensure that an agreement on the date for payment or on the consequences of late payment which is not in line with the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 either shall not be enforceable or shall give rise to a claim for damages if, when all circumstances of including good commercial practice, are considered, it is grossly unfair If such an agreement to the creditor. is determined to be grossly unfair, the statutory terms will apply, unless the national courts determine different conditions which are fair. the case, 3. Member States shall ensure that an agreement on the date for payment or on the consequences of late payment which is not in line with the provisions of paragraphs 1 (b) to (d) and 2 either shall not be enforceable or shall give rise to a claim for damages if, when all circumstances of the case, including good commercial practice and the nature of the product, are con- sidered, it is grossly unfair to the creditor. In determining whether an agreement is grossly unfair to the creditor, it will be taken into account whether the debtor has any C 296/178 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 18. 10. 2000 Thursday 16 December 1999 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT objective reason to deviate from the provisions of para- graphs 1 (b) to (d) and 2 or whether the agreement mainly serves the purpose of procuring the debtor additional liquidity at the expense of the creditor. If such an agree- ment is determined to be grossly unfair, the statutory terms will apply, unless the national courts determine different condi- tions which are fair. 3a. Member States shall ensure that, in the interests of creditors and of competitors, adequate and effective means exist to prevent the continued use of terms which are grossly unfair within the meaning of paragraph 3. 3b. The means referred to in paragraph 3a shall include provisions whereby persons or organisations representing the interests of small and medium-sized enterprises, as defined in Commission Recommendation 96/280/EC (1), may take action according to the national law concerned before the courts or before competent administrative bodies for a decision as to whether contractual terms drawn up for general use are grossly unfair within the meaning of paragraph 3, so that they can apply appropri- ate and effective means to prevent the continued use of such terms. 3c. With due regard for national laws, the legal reme- dies referred to in paragraph 3b may be directed sepa- rately or jointly against a number of buyers from the same economic sector or their associations who use or recommend the use of the same general contractual terms or similar terms. (1) OJ L 107, 30. 4. 1996, p. 4. (Amendment 20) Article 3a (new) Article 3a Retention of title 1. Member States shall ensure that the seller retains title to durable and/or capital goods if a retention of title clause has been agreed. Apart from an individual contract, such an agreement shall be considered valid if the reten- tion of title clause is contained in the seller’s standard contract, to which the buyer has not objected. No other formality shall be required. 2. Member States shall recognise the validity of the clauses in the Annex, or of clauses having equivalent effect. 3. Once the period for payment has passed without the buyer having paid, the seller may demand that the goods in question be returned to him. Member States shall pro- vide for retention of title to be enforceable against third parties, even in the case of bankruptcy of the debtor or in the case of any other procedure recognised as being simi- lar under the legislation of the Member States. No later 18. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 296/179 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL Thursday 16 December 1999 AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT than when the buyer takes possession of the goods, he becomes responsible for any damage to or loss of the goods. 4. Member States may adopt provisions dealing with down-payments already made by the debtor. They may limit or exclude recourse to retention of title in the fol- lowing cases: (a) where a third party has acquired the goods in ques- tion in good faith; (b) where the goods in question have been incorporated into or mixed with other goods, unless the process can be reversed without causing significant damage to the other goods. (Amendment 21) Article 3b (new) Article 3b Transparency of public procurement contracts Member States shall ensure that calls for tender and public procurement contracts contain precise details of the pay- ment periods and deadlines applied by the contracting authorities, even if these payment periods and deadlines are determined in general contract conditions laid down by law. In particular, time limits shall be set for the com- pletion of pre-payment administrative formalities, such as public works reception procedures. A similar obligation of transparency shall apply in the relationship between a main contractor and a subcontractor carrying out public works. (Amendment 22) Article 3c (new) Article 3c Prompt payment, default date and automatic interest Member States shall ensure that: the period for payment of contractual debts by the 1. contracting authorities as determined under Article 3(1)(a) to (c) is not more than 45 calendar days except in where the value of the contract exceeds € 100 000, which case the maximum period for payment shall be 60 calendar days; the contract may under no circum- stances override these time limits; in a public contract, the main contractor shall grant conditions to the suppliers and subcontractors which are at least as favourable as those granted to the main contractor by the contracting authority; in order to guarantee these conditions to sup- pliers and subcontractors, the main contractor shall be required to provide a guarantee made out to the supplier or subcontractor covering payment of all the amounts C 296/180 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 18. 10. 2000 Thursday 16 December 1999 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT owed. This guarantee shall be executable upon expiry of 60 calendar days from the date of submission of the invoice to the main contractor by the supplier or subcon- tractor. The same conditions shall apply between the main contractor and the contracting authority; 2. a creditor is entitled to interest from the contracting authority on any amount outstanding when the default date has passed; the interest shall be calculated as set out in Article 3(1)(d), and shall be paid automatically by the contracting authority without the necessity of a claim; 3. the contracting authority is not permitted to request or require that the creditor waive any of the rights referred to in this Article, nor may the creditor request or require that his suppliers or subcontractors waive those rights. (Amendment 23) Article 4(1) to (3) 1. Member States shall ensure that an enforceable title can be obtained, irrespective of the amount of the debt, normally within 90 calendar days of the lodging of the creditor’s action or application at the court or other competent authority, pro- vided that the debt or aspects of the procedure are not dis- puted. This duty shall be carried out by Member States in con- formity with their respective national legislation, regulations and administrative provisions. 1. Member States shall ensure that an enforceable title can be obtained, irrespective of the amount of the debt, normally within 60 calendar days of the lodging of the creditor’s action or application at the court or other competent authority, pro- vided that the debt or aspects of the procedure are not dis- puted. This duty shall be carried out by Member States in con- formity with their respective national legislation, regulations and administrative provisions. The respective national 2. and administrative provisions shall apply the same conditions for all creditors who are estblished in the European Community. regulations legislation, The respective national 2. and administrative provisions shall apply the same conditions for all creditors who are estblished in the European Community. regulations legislation, The 90-calendar-day period referred to in paragraph 1 3. shall not include the following: (a) periods for service of documents, (b) any delays caused by the creditor, such as periods devoted The 60-calendar-day period referred to in paragraph 1 3. shall not include the following: (a) periods for service of documents, (b) any delays caused by the creditor, such as periods devoted to correcting invalid applications. to correcting invalid applications. (Amendment 24) Article 5(3)(ba) (new) (ba) claims for interest of less than € 5. (Amendment 25) Article 5(5) 5. The Commission shall undertake for at least the first three years after …* an annual review of, inter alia, the statu- tory rate to assess the impact on commercial transactions and the operation of the legislation in practice. The results of this 5. The Commission shall undertake for at least the first three years after …* an annual review of, inter alia, the statu- tory rate, contractual payment periods and late payments, transactions and the to assess the impact on commercial 18. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 296/181 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL Thursday 16 December 1999 AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT review and of other reviews will be made known to the Euro- pean Parliament and the Council. operation of the legislation in practice. The results of this review and of other reviews will be made known to the Euro- pean Parliament and the Council, accompanied where appro- priate by proposals for improvement of this Directive. (Amendment 26) Annex (new) ANNEX List of clauses to be recognised by Member States for the purposes of Article 3a ‘El vendedor conservará la propiedad de los bienes ES: hasta el pago final. ’ ‘Varen forbliver sælgerens ejendom, DA: fuldstændig betalt. ’ indtil den er DE: ‘Die Ware bleibt bis zur vollständigen Bezahlung im Eigentum des Verkäufers. ’ EL: ‘Ο πωλητη΄ς παρακρατει΄ την κυριο΄τητα των αγαθω΄ν µε΄χρι την πλη΄ρη εξο΄φληση του τιµη΄µατος’ ‘The goods remain the property of the seller until EN: fully paid. ’ FR: ‘Les marchandises restent la propriété du vendeur jus- qu’au paiement complet. ’ ‘Le merci restano di proprietà del venditore fino al IT: pieno pagamento. ’ NL: ‘De waren blijven tot de volledige betaling eigendom van de verkoper. ’ PT: ‘O vendedor conservará a propriedade dos bens até ao momento do pagamento final. ’ FI: ‘Tavara on myyjän omaisuutta, kunnes kauppahinta on kokonaisuudessaan maksettu. ’ SV: ‘Varorna förblir säljarens egendom tills de betalats helt och hållet. ’


title: SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-2488/99 af Robert Evans (PSE) til Kommissionen. Cites og karethavskildpadder.

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text: C 280 E/54 De Europ(cid:230)iske F(cid:230)llesskabers Tidende DA 3. 10. 2000 (2000/C 280 E/053) SKRIFTLIG FORESP(cid:216)RGSEL E-2488/99 af Robert Evans (PSE) til Kommissionen (16. december 1999) Om: Cites og karethavskildpadder Kan Kommissionen give tilsagn om, at EU ikke vil stłtte Cubas forslag om at nedprioritere beskyttelsen af karethavskildpadden ved at flytte den fra bilag I til bilag II p(cid:229) den n(cid:230)ste Cites-konference i 2000? Cubas argumenter for nedprioriteringen er baseret p(cid:229) fejlagtige bestandsberegninger og biologiske konklusioner, og herudover vil en nedprioritering af karethavskildpadden bidrage til at fremme den eksisterende ulovlige handel med havskildpaddeskjolde. Svar afgivet p(cid:229) Kommissionens vegne af Margot Wallstr(cid:246)m (1. februar 2000) F(cid:230)llesskabet har desv(cid:230)rre endnu ikke kunnet blive kontraherende part i CITES. Medlemsstater, som er kontraherende parter i den konvention, stemmer individuelt forbindelse med den kommende 11. partskonference. I lyset af R(cid:229)dets forordning (EF) nr. 338/97 af 9. december 1996 om beskyttelse af vilde dyr og planter ved kontrol af handelen hermed (1) hłrer mange af de emner, der drłftes p(cid:229) konferencen, under F(cid:230)llesskabets kompetence, og dette g(cid:230)lder ogs(cid:229) Cubas to forslag om karethavskildpadder. F(cid:230)lles- skabets og dets medlemsstaters holdning til disse spłrgsm(cid:229)l, og herunder hvorledes medlemsstaterne i kraft af deres medlemskab af CITES stemmer, fastl(cid:230)gges af R(cid:229)det p(cid:229) grundlag af et forslag fra Kommissionen. i Eksperter fra en r(cid:230)kke medlemsstater aflagde Cuba et besłg i september 1999 for at undersłge karethavskildpaddernes situation. Kontrollen med handelen forekommer at v(cid:230)re effektiv, og indfangningen af skildpadder er tilfredsstillende reguleret. Indfangningens virkning p(cid:229) denne arts bestande er dog vanskeligere at vurdere p(cid:229) grund af artens livshistorie og biologi. Kommissionen vil rette opm(cid:230)rks- omheden mod dette aspekt, n(cid:229)r den sammenligner disse forslag med de videnskabelige kriterier, der er tilvejebragt af CITES med henblik p(cid:229) at vurdere s(cid:229)danne forslag. Kommissionen łnsker ogs(cid:229) at tage hensyn til holdningerne i CITES-sekretariatet og ikke-statslige organisationer med ekspertviden p(cid:229) omr(cid:229)det. Som fłlge heraf er der endnu ikke draget nogen endelig konklusion. (1) EFT L 61 af 3. 3. 1997. (2000/C 280 E/054) SKRIFTLIG FORESP(cid:216)RGSEL E-2492/99 af Marjo Matikainen-Kallstr(cid:246)m (PPE-DE) til Kommissionen (16. december 1999) Om: Fremstilling af piratprodukter i de central- og łsteurop(cid:230)iske lande Ifłlge undersłgelser fra FN(cid:146)s (cid:216)konomiske Kommission for Europa (ECE) er Central- og (cid:216)steuropa ud over Asien blevet et nyt vigtigt marked for produktefterligninger og piratprodukterne kommer ad denne vej ind i EU(cid:146)s indre marked. Piratprodukterne er ogs(cid:229) en afgłrende hindring for łgede EU-investeringer i (cid:216)steuropa, da virksomhederne mener, at de ikke har den fornłdne retlige beskyttelse i disse lande. Hvordan agter Kommissionen at intensivere sin bek(cid:230)mpelse af den fremstilling og distribution af piratprodukter, der finder sted i (cid:216)steuropa? Hvilke foranstaltninger agter Kommissionen at tr(cid:230)ffe for at forbedre samarbejdet p(cid:229) dette omr(cid:229)de med myndighederne i de łsteurop(cid:230)iske lande? Har Kommissionen mulighed for at inddrage bek(cid:230)mpelsen af produktefterligninger i partnerskabsprogrammerne forud for EU(cid:146)s udvidelse?