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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 3. 98 L 88/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 647/98
of 23 March 1998
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 2375/
96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and theconversion rates to be applied for the purposes of thecommon agricultural policy (
3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Article 3 (3)
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 third
countries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-lated in the Annex thereto;
Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the stand-
ard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in theAnnex 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 24 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 325, 14. 12. 1996, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 3. 98 L 88/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 23 March 1998 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(ECU/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0702 00 00 204 51,1
212 108,7
624 190,7
999 116,8
0709 90 70 052 106,7
204 102,9
624 209,3
999 139,6
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 36,5
204 34,8
212 42,6
400 55,9
600 42,4
624 48,2
999 43,4
0805 30 10 600 76,6
999 76,6
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 052 42,5
060 37,5
388 106,4
400 93,0
404 88,3
508 91,6
512 99,4
524 95,6
528 95,4
720 72,9
999 82,3
0808 20 50 052 137,7
388 74,0
400 102,2
512 83,6
528 80,6
720 66,4
999 90,7
(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 L 96/37 28. 3. 98
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 702/98
of 27 March 1998
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 laying down detailed implementing
rules for the specific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeira withproducts from the pigmeat sector and fixing the aid for products coming from
the Community
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 concerning specific measures for theAzores and Madeira relating to certain agriculturalproducts (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas the amount of aid for supplying the Azores and
Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector have fixedby Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 of 30 June1992 laying down detailed implementing rules for thespecific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeirawith products from the pigmeat sector (
3), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2500/97 (4); whereas, in calculating
the aid for the pigmeat products intended for the Azoresand Madeira, it is necessary to take account of the rela-tionship that exists between the aids for cereals and thosefor pigmeat; whereas as a result of the changes in quota-tions and prices for cereal products on the European terri-
tory of the Community and on the world market, theamounts of aid for supplying the Azores and Madeirashould be fixed again as set out in the Annex hereto;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to amended Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 is
replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 March 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 95.
(4) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 17.
‹‹ EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 96/38 28. 3. 98
ANNEX
‘ANNEX II
Amounts of aid granted for products referred to in Annex I and coming from the
Community market
(ECU/100 kg net)
Product code Amount of aid
0203 11 10 9000 7,0
0203 12 11 9100 10,5
0203 12 19 9100 7,0
0203 19 11 9100 7,0
0203 19 13 9100 10,5
0203 19 15 9100 7,0
0203 19 55 9110 11,9
0203 19 55 9310 11,9
0203 21 10 9000 7,0
0203 22 11 9100 10,5
0203 22 19 9100 7,0
0203 29 11 9100 7,0
0203 29 13 9100 10,5
0203 29 15 9100 7,0
0203 29 55 9110 11,9
NB: The product codes as well as the footnotes are defined in
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987,p. 1).’
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 692/98 of 27 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2050/97 determining the reductions to be applied in certain Member States to the compensatory payments under the aid scheme for rice producers

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/98 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(5) thereof,

Whereas Article 6(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 lays down that where the areas given over to rice in a given year exceed a specific base area, a reduction in the compensatory payment shall be applied to all producers in the base area in question for the same production year;

Whereas Article 6(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/97 of 8 April 1997 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards the conditions for granting compensatory payments under the aid scheme for rice producers (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1305/97 (4), lays down that the notifications from the Member States may, under certain conditions, be corrected and that, after checking the corrected information, the Commission must, where appropriate, recalculate the size of the reductions established pursuant to Article 6(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95;

Whereas Spain has submitted a corrected notification regarding the area given over to rice in 1997; whereas that area is lower than the national base area established for that Member State; whereas, after analysing the information, the reduction in the compensatory payment laid down for Spain by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2050/97 (5) should be cancelled;

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

In the table given in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2050/97, the reference to Spain and the figure 27,75 are hereby deleted.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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 Brussels, 27 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.

(3) OJ L 94, 9. 4. 1997, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 177, 5. 7. 1997, p. 11.

(5) OJ L 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 12.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 4. 98 L 105/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 755/98
of 3 April 1998
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 2375/
96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and theconversion rates to be applied for the purposes of thecommon agricultural policy (
3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Article 3 (3)
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 third
countries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-lated in the Annex thereto;
Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the stand-
ard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in theAnnex 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 4 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 3 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 325, 14. 12. 1996, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 4. 98 L 105/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 3 April 1998 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(ECU/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0702 00 00 052 99,7
204 87,9
212 108,5
624 190,6
999 121,7
0707 00 05 052 112,5
999 112,5
0709 10 00 220 174,9
999 174,9
0709 90 70 052 102,3
204 98,9
999 100,6
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 39,8
204 35,5
212 42,8
400 46,3
600 38,5
624 50,7
999 42,3
0805 30 10 600 77,4
999 77,4
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 052 44,7
060 43,8
388 92,9
400 101,2
404 99,6
508 84,2
512 94,8
524 97,7
528 97,7
804 109,6
999 86,6
0808 20 50 388 68,1
508 73,7
512 76,8
528 90,9
999 77,4
(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 8. 4. 98 L 109/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 769/98
of 7 April 1998
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-menting Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 asregards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 213/98 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 520/98 (3) fixes
the indicative quantities for system B export licencesother than those sought in the context of food aid;
Whereas, in the light of the information available to the
Commission today, there is a risk that the indicativequantities laid down for the current export period forlemons will shortly be exceeded; whereas this overrun willprejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme
in the fruit and vegetables sector;
Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B
licences for lemons exported after 7 April 1998 should berejected until the end of the current export period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B licences for lemons submitted
pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 520/98,export declarations for which are accepted after7 April and before 20 May 1998, are hereby rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 7 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 22, 29. 1. 1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 66, 6. 3. 1998, p. 8.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 727/98 of 31 March 1998 suspending certain concessions provided for in Regulations (EC) No 1898/97 and (EC) No 1899/97 laying down rules of application in the pigmeat sector and in the poultrymeat and egg sectors respectively for the arrangements covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 703/98 (3), suspending certain concessions set out in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 suspends certain concessions regarding certain pigmeat products and certain poultrymeat products; whereas provisions should accordingly be made for derogations from the detailed rules of application laid down in Commission Regulations (EC) No 1898/97 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 618/98 (5), and (EC) No 1899/97 (6);

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The lodging of applications for licences at reduced customs duty pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 and for the groups 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1899/97 for products from the Czech Republic shall be suspended from 1 April 1998.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.

(2) OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 98, 31. 3. 1998, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 58.

(5) OJ L 82, 19. 3. 1998, p. 35.

(6) OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 67.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 4. 98 L 114/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 796/98
of 15 April 1998
fixing the maximum export refunds for olive oil for the 10th partial invitation to
tender under the standing invitation to tender issued by Regulation (EC) No
1978/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a commonorganisation of the market in oils and fats (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in
particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1978/97 (3)
issued a standing invitation to tender with a view todetermining the export refunds on olive oil;
Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1978/97
provides that maximum amounts are to be fixed for theexport refunds in the light in particular of the currentsituation and foreseeable developments on theCommunity and world olive-oil markets and on the basisof the tenders received; whereas contracts are awarded toany tenderer who submits a tender at the level of themaximum refund or at a lower level;Whereas, for the purposes of applying the abovemen-
tioned provisions, the maximum export refunds should beset at the levels specified in the Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The maximum export refunds for olive oil for the 10th
partial invitation to tender under the standing invitationto tender issued by Regulation (EC) No 1978/97 arehereby fixed in the Annex, on the basis of the tenderssubmitted by 9 April 1998.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 15 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 278, 11. 10. 1997, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 4. 98 L 114/21
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 15 April 1998 fixing the maximum export refunds for
olive oil for the 10th partial invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender
issued by Regulation (EC) No 1978/97
(ECU/100 kg)
Product code Amount of refund
1509 10 90 9100 ¾
1509 10 90 9900 ¾
1509 90 00 9100 ¾
1509 90 00 9900 ¾
1510 00 90 9100 ¾
1510 00 90 9900 ¾
NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 822/98 of 17 April 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Portugal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 45/98 of 19 December 1997 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 783/98 (4), provides for horse mackerel quotas for 1998;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas the quota of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC-zone), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e, XII and XIV, allocated to Portugal for 1998, has been exhausted by exchanges of quota; whereas Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 30 March 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quota of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC-zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII and XIV, allocated to Portugal for 1998, is deemed to be exhausted.

Fishing for horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC-zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 30 March 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 April 1998.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14.

(3) OJ L 12, 19. 1. 1998, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 113, 15. 4. 1998, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 4. 98 L 115/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 810/98
of 16 April 1998
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2506/97
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 themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Portugal wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2506/97 (
3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty;whereas in fixing this maximum the criteria provided forin Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 mustbe taken into account; whereas a contract is awarded toany tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the
maximum reduction in the duty;
Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum reduction in the import dutybeing fixed at the amount specified in Article 1;
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
For tenders notified from 10 to 16 April 1998, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No2506/97, the maximum reduction in the duty on maizeimported shall be ECU 50,98 per tonne and be valid for atotal maximum quantity of 55 000 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 16 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.