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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 133/98 of 20 January 1998 derogating, for the 1997/98 wine year, from Regulation (EC) No 3112/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific aid arrangements for the smaller Aegean islands in respect of vineyards and the private storage of liqueur wines

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Whereas Article 9(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 lays down that the aid per hectare for the continued cultivation of vines for the production of quality wines psr in traditional wine-growing zones is, with effect from the 1997/98 wine year, to be granted exclusively to producer groups or organisations initiating a measure to improve the quality of the wines produced in accordance with a programme approved by the competent authorities; whereas, for the 1997/98 wine year, the time limit laid down in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3112/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (4), for the lodging of the above aid application should be deferred from 1 May 1997 to 31 December 1997 in view of the difficulties encountered by producer organisations in preparing and submitting the above programme of measures to improve the quality of the wines in question;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3112/93, for the 1997/98 wine year the application for per-hectare aid may be lodged with the competent authority by producer groups or organisations no later than 31 December 1997.

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, 20 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 184, 27. 7. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.

(3) OJ L 278, 11. 11. 1993, p. 52.

(4) OJ L 260, 31. 10. 1995, p. 10.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 1. 98 L 23/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 230/98
of 29 January 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation
to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1337/97
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 barley to all third countries wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1337/97 (
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 23 to 29 January 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1337/97, the maximum refund on exportation ofbarley shall be ECU 22,96 per tonne.
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. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 1. 98 L 25/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 247/98
of 30 January 1998
amending Regulation (EEC) No 391/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply
of cereals products from the Community to the French overseas departments
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91
of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures inrespect of certain agricultural products for the benefit ofthe French overseas departments (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article
2 (6) thereof,
Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals
products to the French overseas departments (FOD) hasbeen settled by Commission Regulation (EEC) No391/92 (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2586/97 (4); whereas, as a consequence of the changes of
the rates and prices for cereals products in the Europeanpart of the Community and on the world market, the aidfor supply to the FOD should be set at the amounts
given in the Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 391/92 is
replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
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 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 43, 19. 2. 1992, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 350, 20. 12. 1997, p. 77.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 1. 98 L 25/16
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 30 January 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 391/92
setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the
French overseas departments
(Ecu/tonne)
Amount of aid
Product Destination
(CN code)
Guadeloupe MartiniqueFrench
GuianaRunion
Common wheat
(1001 90 99) 22,00 22,00 22,00 25,00
Barley(1003 00 90)
29,00 29,00 29,00 32,00
Maize(1005 90 00)
31,00 31,00 31,00 34,00
Durum wheat(1001 10 00)
12,00 12,00 12,00 16,00
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 1. 98 L 25/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 239/98
of 30 January 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 theapplication of the import arrangements for fruit andvegetables (
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 thirdcountries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-
lated in the Annex thereto;
Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the
standard import values must be fixed at the levels set outin the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicatedin the Annex hereto.
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 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 31. 1. 98 L 25/4
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 30 January 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 47,3
212 106,4
624 149,8
999 101,2
0707 00 05 068 132,9
204 85,9
999 109,4
0709 10 00 220 72,2
999 72,2
0709 90 70 052 148,7
204 149,8
999 149,3
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 39,4
204 40,0
212 27,9
448 27,6
508 41,1
600 58,0
624 50,7
999 40,7
0805 20 10 204 69,6
624 78,8
999 74,2
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 64,6
204 95,2
464 207,8
600 79,4
624 82,9
662 51,1
999 96,8
0805 30 10 052 56,6
600 80,1
999 68,3
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 060 52,8
400 94,9
404 95,2
720 53,4
728 90,3
999 77,3
0808 20 50 052 113,1
064 88,4
388 97,6
400 111,8
999 102,7
(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'.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 238/98 of 20 January 1998 on the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire (2), the two parties conducted negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol annexed thereto;

Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the abovementioned Agreement for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 was initialled on 30 June 1997;

Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve the new Protocol;

Whereas the fishing possibilities should be apportioned among the Member States on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing possibilities under the fisheries Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (3).

Article 2

The fishing possibilities established in the Protocol shall be apportioned among the Member States as follows:

(a) freezer trawlers fishing demersal species:

Spain: three vessels;

(b) tuna fishing vessels:

France: 25 vessels,

Spain: 30 vessels,

Portugal: five vessels.

If the fishing opportunities laid down in the Protocol are not used up by licence applications from those Member States, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State.

Article 3

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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, 20 January 1998.

For the Council

The President

J. CUNNINGHAM

(1) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997.

(2) OJ L 379, 31. 12. 1990, p. 3.

(3) See page 81 of this Official Journal.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 2. 98 L 31/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 300/98
of 5 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 277/98 (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 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 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 27, 3. 2. 1998, p. 43.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 2. 98 L 31/7
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 5 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) 25,92 12,27
1701 99 10 (2) 25,92 7,75
1701 99 90 (2) 25,92 7,75
1702 90 99 (3) 0,26 0,39
(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 33/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 314/98
of 6 February 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connec-
tion with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2097/97
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 13 (3) thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)No 2097/97 (
3);
Whereas, Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, amaximum export refund; whereas in fixing thismaximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regu-lation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account;whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whosetender is equal to or less than the maximum exportrefund;Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the rice 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
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long
grain rice falling within CN code 1006 30 67 to beexported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2097/97 ishereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 2to 5 February 1998 at ECU 327 per tonne.
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 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 61, 7. 3. 1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 2. 98 L 40/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 342/98
of 12 February 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 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 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 6 to 12 February 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in amendedRegulation (EC) No 1339/97, the maximum refund onexportation of common wheat shall be ECU 15,94 pertonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 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 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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 341/98 of 12 February 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2376/96 derogating, for an additional period of one year, from Regulation (EEC) No 920/89, as regards carrots covered with pure peat produced in Sweden and Finland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 of 18 December 1997 extending the period provided for in Article 149(1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (1),

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2376/96 of 13 December 1996 derogating, for an additional period of one year, from Regulation (EEC) No 920/89, as regards carrots covered with pure peat produced in Sweden and Finland (2), permits those products to be marketed on the Swedish and Finnish markets and to be exported to third countries in 1997; whereas the results of scientific studies being carried out on that method of presentation of carrots, largely unknown in the other Member States, are expected during March 1998;

Whereas, before authorising the marketing of carrots covered with pure peat throughout the Community and in order to maintain their presence on the Finnish and Swedish markets, the transitional period should be extended by an additional year, with retroactive effect from 1 January 1998, pending the results of current studies;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2376/96 is hereby amended as follows:

The second sentence of Article 2 is replaced by the following:

'It shall apply until 31 December 1998`.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 January 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 February 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 325, 14. 12. 1996, p. 6.