ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropean Com munities 23.1.98 L18/15
COMMISSION REG ULATION (EC)No159/98
of22January1998
fixingthemaximumreductioninthedutyonmaizeimportedinconnection
with theinvitationtotenderissuedinRegulation(EC)No2505/97
THE COM MISS ION OFTHE EUR OPEAN COM MUN ITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablish ingtheEuropean
Com munity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC )No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommon organisation ofthe
marketincereals(1),aslastamendedbyCom mission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle
12(1)thereof,
Whereasaninvitationtotenderforthemaximumreduc-
tion intheduty onmaizeimportedinto Spainwas
opened pursuanttoCom mission Regulation(EC)No
2505/97 (3);
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle5ofCom mission Regula-
tion (EC)No1839/95 (4),asamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No 1963/95 (5),the Com mission,actin gunderthe
procedurelaid downinArticle23ofRegulation(EEC )
No1766/92,may decidetofixamaximumreductionin
theimportduty;whereas infixingthis maximumthe
criteriaprovided forinArticle6and7ofRegulation(EC)
No 1839/95 mustbetakeninto account; whereas a
contractisawarded toanytendererwhosetenderisequal
toorlessthan themaximumreductionintheduty;Whereastheapplicationoftheabovementioned criteria
tothecurrentmarketsituation forthecerealinquestion
resultsinthemaximumreductionintheimportduty
beingfixedattheamountspecified inArticle1;
Whereasthemeasuresprovided forinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewith the opinion ofthe Managem ent
Com mitteeforCereals,
HAS ADO PTEDTHISREG ULA TION:
Article1
For tendersnotified from 16to22Janu ary 1998,
pursuanttotheinvitationtotenderissuedinRegulation
(EC)No2505/97,themaximumreductionintheduty on
maizeimportedshallbeECU 64,95pertonneand be
valid foratotalmaximumquantity of77250 tonnes.
Article2
This Regulationshallenterinto forceon23Janu ary
1998.
This Regulationshallbebindinginitsentirety and directlyapplicableinallMem ber
States.
DoneatBrussels,22Janu ary1998.
FortheCommission
FranzFISC HLE R
Mem beroftheCommission
(1)OJL181, 1.7.1992 ,p.21.
(2)OJL126, 24.5.1996 ,p.37.
(3)OJL345, 16.12.1997 ,p.27.
(4)OJL177, 28.7.1995 ,p.4.
(5)OJL189, 10.8.1995 ,p.22.
/SS07 /SS07 EN Official Journal ofthe European Communities L19/59 24. 1.98
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 184/98
of23January 1998
determining the extent towhich applications lodged inJanuary 1998 for import
licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for bythe
Agreement concluded bythe Community with Slovenia can beaccepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard toCommission Regulation (EC) No571/97
of26March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the
application inthe pigmeat sector ofthe arrangements
provided for inthe Interim Agreement between the
Community and Slovenia (1),and inparticular Article 4(4)
thereof,
Whereas the applications forimport licences lodged for
the first quarter of1998 areforquantities less than the
quantities available and can therefore bemet infull;
Whereas thesurplus tobeadded tothequantity available
forthe following period should bedetermined;
Whereas itisappropriate todraw the attention ofoper-
ators tothe fact that licences may only beused forproducts which comply with allveterinary rules currently
inforce inthe Community,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1
January to31March 1998 submitted pursuant toRegula-
tion (EC) No571/97 shall bemet asreferred toinAnnex
1.
2. During thefirst 10days oftheperiod 1April to30
June 1998 applications may belodged pursuant toRegu-
lation (EC) No 571/97 for import licences for atotal
quantity asreferred toinAnnex IIofthis Regulation.
3. Licences may only beused for products which
comply with allveterinary rules currently inforce inthe
Community.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on24January
1998.
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and directly applicable inallMember
States.
Done atBrussels, 23January 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member ofthe Commission
(1)OJ L85, 27. 3.1997, p.56.
/SS07 /SS07 EN Official Journal ofthe European Communities L19/60 24. 1.98
ANNEX I
Group NoPercentage ofacceptance
ofimport licences submitted
forthe period
1January to31March 1998
23 100,00
24 100,00
ANNEX II
(tonnes)
Group NoTotal quantity available
forthe period
1April to30June 1998
23 27,5
24 55,0
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 1. 98 L 20/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 198/98
of 26 January 1998
determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted
in January 1998 for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by
Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/
95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for theapplication of the import arrangements and openingtariff quotas for milk and milk products (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2432/97 (2), and in
particular Article 14 (4) thereof,
Whereas applications lodged for the products referred to
in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 concernquantities greater than those available; whereas, therefore,the allocation factors should be fixed for the quantitiesapplied for the period 1 January to 31 March 1998,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Import licences applied for for products falling within
the order numbers in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No1600/95 listed in the Annex hereto, lodged under Regu-lation (EC) No 1600/95 for the period 1 January to 31March 1998, shall be awarded in accordance with theallocation factors indicated.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 151, 1. 7. 1995, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 337, 9. 12. 1997, p. 9.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 1. 98 L 20/27
ANNEX
Order number
in Annex II
to Regulation
(EC) No 1600/95Allocation factor
37 0,0086
38 0,0039
40 0,1146
41 0,0156
42 0,0536
43 0,0133
45 0,0066
48 0,0042
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 1. 98 L 23/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 228/98
of 29 January 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97
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 organization 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 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to all third countriesexcept Ceuta, Melilla and certain ACP States was openedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1339/97 (
5),
as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1884/97 (6);
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 23 to 29 January 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in amendedRegulation (EC) No 1339/97, the maximum refund onexportation of common wheat shall be ECU 15,49 pertonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 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 184, 12. 7. 1997, p. 7.
(6) OJ L 265, 27. 9. 1997, p. 73.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 1. 98 L 23/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 237/98
of 29 January 1998
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 180/98
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 Commission
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 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of maize from Greece to all third countries wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No180/98 (
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 refundshould 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 from 23
to 29 January 1998 in response to the invitation to tenderfor the refund for the export of maize issued in Regula-tion (EC) No 180/98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 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 19, 24. 1. 1998, p. 47.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 1. 98 L 25/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 252/98
of 30 January 1998
fixing the maximum subsidy on exports of husked long grain rice to Runion
pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2094/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of themarket in rice (
1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rulesfor exports of rice to Runion (
3), and in particular Article
9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2094/97 (4)
opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on riceexported to Runion;
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89
allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, amaximum subsidy;
Whereas the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 should be taken intoaccount when fixing this maximum subsidy; whereassuccessful tenderers shall be those whose bids are at or
below the level of the maximum subsidy;
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
A maximum subsidy on exports to Runion of husked
long grain rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98 ishereby set on the basis of the tenders lodged from 26 to29 January 1998 at ECU 297 per tonne pursuant to theinvitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No2094/97.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 30 January 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 261, 7. 9. 1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 14.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 1. 98 L 23/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 234/98
of 29 January 1998
fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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 organization of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 7
(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of themarket in rice (
3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules forthe arrangements concerning production refunds in thecereals and rice sectors (
5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1516/95 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the
conditions for granting the production refund; whereasthe basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 ofthe said Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculatedmust be fixed once a month and may be altered if theprice of maize and/or wheat and/or barley changes signif-icantly;Whereas the production refunds to be fixed in this Regu-
lation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in theAnnex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establishthe exact amount payable;
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
1. The refund referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starchextracted from maize, wheat, potatoes, rice or broken rice,shall be ECU 8,45 per tonne.
2. The refund referred to in Article 3 (3) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starchextracted from barley and oats, shall be ECU 8,45 pertonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 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 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 49.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 2. 98 L 27/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 277/98
of 2 February 1998
amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain
products in the sugar sector
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed imple-menting rules for the import of products in the sugarsector other than molasses (
3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1143/97 (4), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 1 (2), and Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas the amounts of the representative prices and
additional duties applicable to the import of white sugar,raw sugar and certain syrups are fixed by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 1222/97 (
5), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 208/98 (6);Whereas it follows from applying the general and
detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No1423/95 to the information known to the Commissionthat the representative prices and additional duties atpresent in force should be altered to the amounts set outin the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on
imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regula-tion (EC) No 1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 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 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 165, 24. 6. 1997, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 21, 28. 1. 1998, p. 14.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 2. 98 L 27/44
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 2 February 1998 amending representative prices and the
amounts of additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and products covered
by CN code 1702 90 99
(ECU)
CN codeAmount of representative
prices per 100 kg net of
product concernedAmount of additional duty
per 100 kg net
of product concerned
1701 11 10 (1) 25,07 3,76
1701 11 90 (1) 25,07 9,00
1701 12 10 (1) 25,07 3,63
1701 12 90 (1) 25,07 8,57
1701 91 00 (2) 26,68 11,89
1701 99 10 (2) 26,68 7,37
1701 99 90 (2) 26,68 7,37
1702 90 99 (3) 0,27 0,38
(1) For the standard quality as defined in Article 1 of amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 431/68 (OJ L 89, 10. 4. 1968, p.
3).
(2) For the standard quality as defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/72 (OJ L 94, 21. 4. 1972, p. 1).
(3) By 1 % sucrose content.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 2. 98 L 33/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 320/98
of 6 February 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 8/98 (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 fortomatoes, shelled almonds and apples for destinationgroup Y will shortly be exceeded; whereas this overrunwill prejudice the proper working of the export refundscheme in the fruit and vegetables sector;Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B
licences for tomatoes, shelled almonds and apples fordestination group Y exported after 6 February 1998should be rejected until the end of the current exportperiod,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B licences for tomatoes, shelled
almonds and apples for destination group Y submittedpursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 8/98, exportdeclarations for which are accepted after 6 February andbefore 18 March 1998, are hereby rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 6 February 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 3, 7. 1. 1998, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 2. 98 L 31/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 308/98
of 5 February 1998
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2504/97
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 sorghum imported into Spain wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2504/97 (
3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regula-
tion (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 a maximum reduction inthe import duty; whereas in fixing this maximum thecriteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation(EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas acontract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equalto 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 30 January to 5 February 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 2504/97, the maximum reduction in the duty onsorghum imported shall be ECU 62,95 per tonne and bevalid for a total maximum quantity of 20 000 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 February 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. 25.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.