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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1381/1999

of 28 June 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) It is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96(1);

(2) The products referred to in the said Regulation, for which it is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties or for which it is necessary to amend the description in the light of technical developments, are to be withdrawn from the list in the Annex thereto;

(3) For the sake of clarity, products whose description requires amendment should be regarded as new products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the products set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall be inserted;

2. the products for which the codes are set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall be deleted.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1999.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 1999.

For the Council

The President

M. NAUMANN

(1) OJ L 158, 29.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2797/98 (OJ L 352, 29.12.1998, p. 1).

ANNEX I

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ANEXO II/BILAG II/ANHANG II/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II/ANNEX II/ANNEXE II/ALLEGATO II/BIJLAGE II/ANEXO II/LIITE II/BILAGA II

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 7. 1999 L 174/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1500/1999
of 8 July 1999
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 of
11 July 1995 on arrangements for issuing export licences forwine-sector products (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1354/97 (2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 55(7) of Council Regulation (EEC) No822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisationof the market in wine (
3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1627/98 (4), limits the grant of export refunds
for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditurecontained in the Agreement on Agriculture concludedduring the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-tiations;
(2) Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 laysdown the conditions under which the Commission maytake specific measures to prevent an overrun of thequantity laid down or the budget available under thesaid Agreement;
(3) Whereas, on the basis of information on export licenceapplications available to the Commission on 7 July1999, the quantity still available for the period until 31August 1999 referred to in Article 1a(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1685/95, could be exceeded unless the issue ofexport licences with advance fixing of the refund isrestricted; whereas, therefore, a single percentage for theacceptance of applications submitted between 1 and 6July 1999 should be applied and the submission ofapplications and the issue of licences suspended until 7October 1999,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for
wine-sector products for which applications are submitted onbetween 1 and 6 July 1999 under Regulation (EC) No 1685/95shall be issued for 26,6 % of the quantities requested.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products for
which applications are submitted from 7 July 1999 and thesubmission of export licence applications from 9 July 1999shall be suspended until 7 October 1999.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 161, 12.7.1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 186, 16.7.1997, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 7. 1999 L 171/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1480/1999
of 6 July 1999
on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market infruit and vegetables (
1), as last amended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 857/1999 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999 of 20
May 1999 concerning a protective measure applicable toimports of garlic from China (
3), and in particular Article 1(3)
thereof,
(1)Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No1859/93 (
4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/
94 (5), the release for free circulation in the Community
of garlic imported from third countries is subject topresentation of an import licence;
(2)Whereas Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999,restricts the issue of import licences for garlic originatingin China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case ofapplications lodged from 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2000;
(3)Whereas, given the criteria laid down in Article 1(2) ofthat Regulation and the import licences already issued,the quantity applied for on 1 July 1999 is in excess ofthe maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to
that Regulation for the month of July 1999; whereas it istherefore necessary to determine to what extent importlicences may be issued in response to these applications;whereas the issue of licences in response to applicationslodged after 1 July 1999 and before 2 August 1999should be refused,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Import licences applied for from 1 July 1999 pursuant to
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic fallingwithin CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China shall beissued for 1,1976 % of the quantity applied for, having regardto the information available to the Commission on 6 July1999.
For the abovementioned products applications for import
licences lodged after 1 July 1999 and before 2 August 1999shall be refused.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 108, 27.4.1999, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 127, 21.5.1999, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 170, 13.7.1993, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 176, 9.7.1994, p. 1.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1476/1999

of 6 July 1999

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2214/98(2), and in particular Article 19(3) thereof,

(1) Whereas amendments have been made to Appendix III to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; whereas Annex C to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 should therefore be amended to incorporate these amendments;

(2) Whereas adaptations need to be made to the "Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D" to Regulation (EC) No 338/97;

(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 338/97 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the "Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D" are amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 12 is replaced by the following: "12. (III) against the name of species or higher taxon indicates that it is included in Appendix III to the Convention. In this case the country with respect to which the species or higher taxon is included in Appendix III is also indicated by a two-letter code as follows: BO (Bolivia), BR (Brazil), BW (Botswana), CA (Canada), CO (Colombia), CR (Costa Rica), GH (Ghana), GT (Guatemala), HN (Honduras), IN (India), MX (Mexico), MY (Malaysia), MU (Mauritius), NP (Nepal), TN (Tunisia) and UY (Uruguay).";

(b) the following annotation is inserted at the end of paragraph 15: "+ 219 Population of the species in Mexico";

2. in Annex C the entry

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Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 29 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 July 1999.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 279, 16.10.1998, p. 3.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1517/1999

of 12 July 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1324/96 establishing the supply balance for the Azores and Madeira in the rice products sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

(1) Whereas common detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Azores and Madeira are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93(4);

(2) Whereas, for the purposes of applying Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the forecast supply balance for the Azores and Madeira should be drawn up for rice-sector products on the basis of the islands' requirements; whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1324/96(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1451/98(6), should accordingly be replaced by the Annex hereto;

(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1324/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.

(3) OJ L 179, 1.7.1992, p. 6.

(4) OJ L 238, 23.9.1993, p. 24.

(5) OJ L 171, 10.7.1996, p. 3.

(6) OJ L 192, 8.7.1998, p. 10.

ANNEX

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Supply balance for rice for the Azores and Madeira for the marketing period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 7. 1999 L 175/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1509/1999
of 9 July 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1232/1999 increasing to 350 185 tonnes the quantity of wheat of
breadmaking quality held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to
tender for export has been opened
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 39/1999 (4), lays
down the procedures and conditions for the disposal ofcereals held by the intervention agencies;
(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1232/1999 (
5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1396/
1999 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the
export of 300 015 tonnes of wheat of breadmakingquality held by the German intervention agency;whereas, Germany informed the Commission of theintention of its intervention agency to increase by50 170 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invita-tion to tender for export has been opened; whereas thetotal quantity of wheat of breadmaking quality held bythe German intervention agency for which a standinginvitation to tender for export has been opened shouldbe increased to 350 185 tonnes;
(3) Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tendermakes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant-ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
1232/1999 must therefore be amended;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1232/1999 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 21. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
350 185 tonnes of wheat of breadmaking quality to beexported to all third countries.
2. The regions in which the 350 185 tonnes of wheat of
breadmaking quality are stored are stated in Annex I to thisRegulation.'
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 64.
(5) OJ L 149, 16.6.1999, p. 15.
(6) OJ L 163, 29.6.1999, p. 35.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 7. 1999 L 175/28
ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Place of storage Quantity
Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/
Niedersachsen/Bremen/Nordrhein-Westfalen
155 829
Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/
Baden-Wrttemberg/Saarland/Bayern
77 308
Berlin/Brandenburg/
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 34 131
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thringen 82 917'
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 5. 1999 L 114/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 908/1999
of 30 April 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply
of cereals products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respectof certain agricultural products for the benefit of theAzores and Madeira (
1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 562/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals
products to the Azores and Madeira has been settled byCommission Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 (
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 664/1999 (4); whereas, as
a consequence of the changes of the rates and prices forcereals products in the European part of the Communityand on the world market, the aid for supply to the Azoresand Madeira should be set at the amounts given in the
Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 is
replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 30 April 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 76, 13.3.1998, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 185, 4.7.1992, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 21.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 5. 1999 L 114/28
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 30 April 1999 amending Regulation (EEC)
No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the
Community to the Azores and Madeira
(EUR/tonne)
Amount of aid
Product
(CN code)Destination
Azores Madeira
Common wheat (1001 90 99) 40,00 40,00
Barley (1003 00 90) 57,00 57,00
Maize (1005 90 00) 51,00 51,00
Durum wheat (1001 10 00) 8,00 8,00
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 7. 1999 L 181/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1548/1999
of 15 July 1999
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of theimport arrangements for fruit and vegetables (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98 (2), and in particular
Article 4 (1) thereof,
(1) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multi-lateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby theCommission fixes the standard values for imports fromthird countries, in respect of the products and periodsstipulated in the Annex thereto;(2) Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, thestandard import values must be fixed at the levels setout in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 7. 1999 L 181/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 15 July 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0707 00 05 052 61,9
628 130,8
999 96,4
0709 90 70 052 54,3
999 54,3
0805 30 10 382 55,9
388 69,0
524 44,8
528 69,0
999 59,7
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 388 82,5
400 61,1
508 84,6
512 67,6
524 55,7
528 45,4
804 100,7
999 71,1
0808 20 50 388 100,4
512 69,0
528 57,3
804 72,3
999 74,8
0809 10 00 052 145,6
064 69,2
999 107,4
0809 20 95 052 181,0
061 155,0
068 90,6
400 213,6
616 170,0
999 162,0
0809 40 05 064 83,2
624 258,0
999 170,6
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19). Code ‘999' stands for ‘of
other origin'.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 5. 1999 L 114/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 901/1999
of 30 April 1999
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain
fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/
94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the applica-tion of the import arrangements for fruit and veget-ables (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/
98 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,
pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilat-eral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commis-sion fixes the standard values for imports from thirdcountries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-lated in the Annex thereto;Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the
standard import values must be fixed at the levels set outin the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated inthe Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 30 April 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 5. 1999 L 114/11
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 30 April 1999 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0702 90 70 052 56,2
999 56,2
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 32,6
204 41,4
212 63,8
600 61,9
624 47,4
999 49,4
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 388 84,4
400 89,4
508 80,3
512 83,0
524 75,1
528 72,0
720 101,2
804 104,2
999 86,2
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19). Code
‘999' stands for ‘of other origin'.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 7. 1999 L 184/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1557/1999
of 16 July 1999
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of theimport arrangements for fruit and vegetables (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98 (2), and in particular
Article 4 (1) thereof,
(1) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multi-lateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby theCommission fixes the standard values for imports fromthird countries, in respect of the products and periodsstipulated in the Annex thereto;(2) Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, thestandard import values must be fixed at the levels set outin the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 July 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 7. 1999 L 184/4
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 16 July 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0707 00 05 052 61,9
628 130,8
999 96,4
0709 90 70 052 55,4
999 55,4
0805 30 10 382 55,9
388 51,2
524 59,5
528 63,6
999 57,6
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 388 76,7
400 60,9
508 91,0
512 73,3
524 55,7
528 67,7
804 98,4
999 74,8
0808 20 50 388 88,4
512 54,4
528 74,2
804 72,3
999 72,3
0809 10 00 052 154,8
064 79,1
091 51,0
999 95,0
0809 20 95 052 177,7
061 155,0
400 233,9
616 170,0
999 184,1
0809 40 05 052 76,0
064 83,2
624 258,0
999 139,1
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19). Code ‘999' stands for ‘of
other origin'.