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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 10. 98 L 287/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2300/98
of 23 October 1998
determining the extent to which applications lodged in October 1998 for import
licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
509/97 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/
97 of 20 March 1997 laying down procedures for applyingin the poultrymeat sector the Interim Agreement on tradeand accompanying measures between the EuropeanCommunity, the European Coal and Steel Communityand the European Atomic Energy Community, of the onepart, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (
1), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 (2), and in
particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for
the fourth quarter of 1998 are for quantities less than thequantities available and can therefore be met in full;Whereas the surplus to be added to the quantity available
for the following period should be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences for the period 1 October
to 31 December 1998 submitted pursuant to Regulation(EC) No 509/97 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 October
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 23 October 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 80, 21. 3. 1997, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 10. 98 L 287/19
ANNEX
Group NoPercentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 October to 31 December 1998
80 —
90 100,00
100 100,00
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 10. 98 L 291/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2338/98
of 29 October 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2004/98
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 Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules forthe application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92on the granting of export refunds on cereals and themeasures to be taken in the event of disturbance on themarket for cereals (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2094/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to certain ACP Stateswas opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2004/98 (
5);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of thetenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account ofthe criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bidrelates to an export tax;
Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 23 to 29 October 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 2004/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofcommon wheat shall be ECU 31,00 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 October
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 October 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 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 266, 1. 10. 1998, p. 61.
(5) OJ L 258, 22. 9. 1998, p. 4.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2331/98 of 22 October 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 950/97 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas special provisions have been adopted for application of the compensatory allowances provided for in Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (3) in less-favoured areas in Portugal; whereas, in view of the situation as regards agricultural structures in that country, the provisions on improving that situation should be extended in an appropriate manner,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97 shall be replaced by the following:

'Article 39

Compensatory allowances as provided for in Article 17 may be granted until 31 December 1999 to farmers farming at least one hectare of utilised agricultural area in mainland Portugal.`

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 from 1 January 1998.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ C 281, 10. 9. 1998, p. 12.

(2) OJ C 328, 26. 10. 1998.

(3) OJ L 142, 2. 6. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 11. 98 L 297/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2391/98
of 5 November 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 1498/
98 (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 thirdcountries, 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 6 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 November 1998.
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.
(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 6. 11. 98 L 297/12
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 5 November 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 99,6
204 62,0
999 80,8
0709 90 70 052 84,2
999 84,2
0805 20 10 204 67,4
999 67,4
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 63,9
999 63,9
0805 30 10 052 63,3
388 41,8
528 50,0
999 51,7
0806 10 10 052 138,0
400 266,9
999 202,4
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 060 29,5
064 41,1
388 30,3
400 82,2
404 80,7
800 143,6
999 67,9
0808 20 50 052 87,8
064 58,1
400 84,2
720 54,6
728 126,7
999 82,3
(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'.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2388/98 of 4 November 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for Greenland halibut by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

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 47/98 of 20 December 1997 allocating, for 1998, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (3), provides for Greenland halibut 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, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of Greenland halibut in the waters of ICES divisions I, IIa, b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota allocated for 1998,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of Greenland halibut in the waters of ICES divisions I, IIa, b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 1998.

Fishing for Greenland halibut in the waters of ICES divisions I, IIa, b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State 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 entry into force 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.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 November 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. 58.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 11. 98 L 296/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2384/98
of 4 November 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 14th partial invitation
to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1574/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of themarkets in the sugar sector (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 17 (5) (b) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 of 22
July 1998 on a standing invitation to tender to determinelevies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (
3),
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for theexport of this sugar;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EC) No
1574/98 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as thecase may be, account being taken in particular of the stateand foreseeable development of the Community andworld markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tenderin question;Whereas, following an examination of the tenders
submitted in response to the 14th partial invitation totender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should beadopted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 14th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU50,810 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 4 November 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 206, 23. 7. 1998, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 11. 98 L 300/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2425/98
of 10 November 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 (EC) No 2200/96 as regardsexport refunds on fruit and vegetables (
1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1287/98 (2), and in particular
Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/98 (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 schemein the fruit and vegetables sector;Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B
licences for lemons exported after 10 November 1998should be rejected until the end of the current exportperiod,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B export licences for lemons
submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No1875/98, export declarations for which are accepted after10 November 1998 and before 16 November 1998, arehereby rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 10 November 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 178, 23. 6. 1998, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 243, 2. 9. 1998, p. 3.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) No 2460/98 of 12 November 1998 amending Regulation No 7/66/Euratom, 122/66/EEC laying down the list of places for which a transport allowance may be granted, the maximum amount of that allowance and the rules for granting it

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, having regard to Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) No 2458/98 of 12 November 1998 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 laying down the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities and the other Regulations applicable to them with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euros (1), Regulation No 7/66/Euratom, 122/66/EEC (2) should be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Regulation No 7/66/Euratom, 122/66/EEC the term 'Belgian francs` is replaced by the term 'euros` and amounts expressed in Belgian francs are replaced by their equivalent in euro units at the conversion rate adopted by the Council.

The rules relating to the rounding of amounts laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro (3) shall apply.

Article 2

On 1 January 1999, pursuant to this Regulation, the Commission shall effect the conversion to the euro of the amounts in Belgian francs in Regulation No 7/66/Euratom, 122/66/EEC; these values shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Community in January 1999.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 November 1998.

For the Council

The President

E. HOSTASCH

(1) See page 1 of this Official Journal.

(2) OJ 150, 12. 8. 1966, p. 2751/66.

(3) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 L 311/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2504/98
of 19 November 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2004/98
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 Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules forthe application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92on the granting of export refunds on cereals and themeasures to be taken in the event of disturbance on themarket for cereals (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2094/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to certain ACP Stateswas opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2004/98 (
5);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of thetenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account ofthe criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bidrelates to an export tax;
Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount 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 13 to 19 November 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 2004/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofcommon wheat shall be ECU 32,80 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 19 November 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 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 266, 1. 10. 1998, p. 61.
(5) OJ L 258, 22. 9. 1998, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 11. 98 L 309/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2495/98
of 18 November 1998
altering the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar sector products
exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of themarkets in the sugar sector (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in particular Article 17 (5)
thereof,
Whereas the refunds on syrups and certain other sugar
products were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No2349/98 (
3);
Whereas it follows from applying the rules, criteria and
other provisions contained in Regulation (EC) No 2349/98 to the information at present available to the Commis-sion that the export refunds at present in force should be
altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The refunds to be granted on the products listed in
Article 1 (1) (d), (f) and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex toRegulation (EC) No 2349/98 are hereby altered to theamounts shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 18 November 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 293, 31. 10. 1998, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 11. 98 L 309/44
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 18 November 1998 altering the export refunds on syrups
and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state
Product code Amount of refund
— ECU/100 kg dry matter —
1702 40 10 9100 45,73 (2)
1702 60 10 9000 45,73 (2)
1702 60 80 9100 86,89 (4)
— ECU/1 % sucrose ý 100 kg —
1702 60 95 9000 0,4573 (1)
— ECU/100 kg dry matter —
1702 90 30 9000 45,73 (2)
— ECU/1 % sucrose ý 100 kg —
1702 90 60 9000 0,4573 (1)
1702 90 71 9000 0,4573 (1)
1702 90 99 9900 0,4573 (1)(3)
— ECU/100 kg dry matter —
2106 90 30 9000 45,73 (2)
— ECU/1 % sucrose ý 100 kg —
2106 90 59 9000 0,4573 (1)
(1) The basic amount is not applicable to syrups which are less than 85 % pure
(Regulation (EC) No 2135/95). Sucrose content is determined in accordance withArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2135/95.
(
2) Applicable only to products referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
2135/95.
(3) The basic amount is not applicable to the product defined under point 2 of the
Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3513/92 (OJ L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 12).
(4) Applicable only to products defined under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No
2135/95.
NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987,p. 1).