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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1440/98 of 3 July 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for blue whiting 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 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 blue whiting shares of total allowable available to the Community 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 share of the total allowable catches available to the Community;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES division V b (EC zone), VI and VII by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the share of the total allowable catches available to the Community for 1998,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI and VII by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the share of the total allowable catches available to the Community for 1998.

Fishing for blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI and VII 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, 3 July 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 7. 7. 98 L 191/38
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1439/98
of 6 July 1998
specifying the extent to which applications lodged in June 1998 for import rights
in respect of young male bovine animals for fattening may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/
98 of 19 May 1998 opening and providing for the admin-istration of an import tariff quota for young male bovineanimals for fattening (1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999) (
1),
and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/98 lays
down the number of young male bovine animals whichmay be imported on special terms during the period from1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; whereas the quantitiesapplied for exceed the quantities available under Article2(1)(c) of that Regulation; whereas, therefore, the quant-ities applied for should be reduced on a proportional basisin accordance with Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No
1043/98,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
All applications for import rights made in Member States
other than Italy and Greece pursuant to Article 2(3) ofRegulation (EC) No 1043/98 are hereby met to the extentof 0,3497 % of the quantity requested.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 6 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 149, 20. 5. 1998, p. 7.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1458/98 of 7 July 1998 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 75/98 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,

Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;

Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 July 1998.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 7, 13. 1. 1998, p. 3.

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 7. 98 L 194/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1476/98
of 9 July 1998
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98
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 2052/97 (4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to all third countrieswas opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1079/98 (
5);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows
the Commission to decide, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to
make no award;
Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1
of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund orminimum tax should not be fixed;
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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified 3 to 9
July 1998 in response to the invitation to tender for therefund or the tax for the export of common wheat issuedin Regulation (EC) No 1079/98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 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 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 24.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1481/98 of 10 July 1998 setting the storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and figs from the 1997/98 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 (2), and in particular Article 9(8) thereof,

Whereas Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 provides that aid is to be granted to storage agencies for the quantities of sultanas, currants and dried figs which they have bought in and for the actual duration of storage;

Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 of 19 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1491/97 (4), lays down the dates of the marketing years;

Whereas the storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and figs from the 1997/98 marketing year should be set and whereas, to that end, account should be taken of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 627/85 of 12 March 1985 on storage aid and financial compensation for unprocessed dried grapes and figs (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1922/95 (6), which provides that the storage aid is to be set per day and per 100 kilograms net of sultanas of category 4 and dried figs of category C and that two rates of aid are to apply to dried grapes, the first up to the end of February of the year following that in which the products were purchased by the storage agency, the second to storage beyond that period;

Whereas storage aid is calculated taking account of the technical cost of storage and the financing of the purchase price paid for the products;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For products from the 1997/98 marketing year, the storage aid referred to in Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:

(a) ECU 0,0204 per day per 100 kilograms net until 28 February 1999 and ECU 0,0080 per day and per 100 kilograms net from 1 March 1999 for sultanas of category 4;

(b) ECU 0,0214 per day per 100 kilograms net for dried figs of category C.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 10 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 303, 6. 11. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 78, 20. 3. 1997, p. 14.

(4) OJ L 202, 30. 7. 1997, p. 27.

(5) OJ L 72, 13. 3. 1985, p. 17.

(6) OJ L 185, 4. 8. 1995, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 7. 98 L 201/71
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1535/98
of 16 July 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 47th partial invitation
to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1408/97
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 1599/96 (2), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 17 (5) (b) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 of 22
July 1997 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
1408/97 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 47th 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 47th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU46,854 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 16 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43.
(3) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 16.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 7. 98 L 200/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1516/98
of 15 July 1998
fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of themarket in poultrymeat (
1), as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (2), and in particular
Article 8 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75
provides that the difference between prices on the worldmarket for the products listed in Article 1 (1) of thatRegulation and prices for those products within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund;
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
to the present situation on the market in poultrymeat thatthe refund should be fixed at an amount which wouldpermit Community participation in world trade andwould also take account of the nature of these exports and
their importance at the present time;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of product codes for which, when they are
exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 ofRegulation (EEC) No 2777/75 is granted, and the amountof that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 15 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.
(2) OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 7. 98 L 200/27
Product codeDestination
of refund (1)Amount
of refund
ECU/100 unitsProduct codeDestination
of refund (1)Amount
of refund
ECU/100 kgANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 15 July 1998 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
0105 11 11 9000 01 1,40
0105 11 19 9000 01 1,40
0105 11 91 9000 01 1,40
0105 11 99 9000 01 1,40
0105 12 00 9000 01 3,30
0105 19 20 9000 01 3,30
ECU/100 kg
0207 12 10 9900 02 28,00
03 13,000207 12 90 9190 02 28,00
03 13,00
0207 14 20 9900 04 7,00
0207 14 60 9900 04 7,00
0207 14 70 9190 04 7,00
0207 14 70 9290 04 7,00
(1) The destinations are as follows:
01 All destinations except the United States of America,
02 Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran,03 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia and
Latvia,
04 All destinations except the United States of America, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and those of 03
above.
NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 7. 98 L 208/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1600/98
of 23 July 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1078/98
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 2052/97 (4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of barley to all third countries wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1078/98 (
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 17 to 23 July 1998, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No1078/98, the maximum refund on exportation of barleyshall be ECU 45,75 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 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 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 20.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1623/98 of 20 July 1998 fixing the monthly increases in the intervention price for cereals for the 1998/99 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),

Whereas, when the amounts and the number of the monthly increases are fixed and the first month in which they are to apply is determined, account should be taken of the storage costs and financing charges for storing cereals in the Community and of the need to ensure that the disposal of stocks of cereals is in line with market requirements;

Whereas, under the form of the common agricultural policy, provision was made for the fixing of a single intervention price for all cereals; whereas this price has been fixed at a substantially reduced level applied in stages; whereas this fact should be taken into account in the fixing of the size of the monthly increases;

Whereas the intervention price for maize and sorghum applicable in July, August and September is to be the price valid in May of the previous marketing year, in accordance with Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Without prejudice to the last subparagraph of Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, for the 1998/99 marketing year, the monthly increases to be applied to the intervention price applicable for the first month of the marketing year, shall be as follows:

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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 the 1998/99 marketing year.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37).

(2) OJ C 87, 23. 3. 1998, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 210, 6. 7. 1998.

(4) OJ C 214, 10. 7. 1998.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 7. 98 L 210/82
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1655/98
of 27 July 1998
establishing the quantity of certain pigmeat products available for the fourth
quarter of 1998 under the arrangements provided for by the free trade agreementsbetween the Community, of the one part, and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia of
the other part
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/
95 of 29 September 1995 laying down detailed rules forthe application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangementsprovided for in the free trade agreements between theCommunity, of the one part and Latvia, Lithuania andEstonia, of the other part (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 691/97 (2), and in particular Article 4(4)
thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure distribution of the quantities
available, the quantities carried forward from the period 1July to 30 September 1998 should be added to the quan-tities available for the period 1 October to 31 December
1998,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantity available for the period 1 October to 31
December 1998 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2305/95is set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 233, 30. 9. 1995, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 102, 19. 4. 1997, p. 12.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 7. 98 L 210/83
ANNEX
(tonnes)
GroupeTotal quantity available
for the period
1 October to 31 December 1998
18 575
19 575
20 115
21 575
22 287