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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 5. 98 L 135/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 970/98
of 7 May 1998
on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of themarket in fruit and vegetables (
1), as amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 903/97 of
21 May 1997 concerning a protective measure applicableto imports of garlic from China (
3), and in particular
Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1859/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/
94 (5), the release for free circulation in the Community of
garlic imported from third countries is subject to presen-tation of an import licence;
Whereas Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 903/97,
restricts the issue of import licences for garlic originatingin China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case ofapplications lodged from 1 June 1997 to 31 May 1998;
Whereas, given the criteria laid down in Article 1(2) of
that Regulation and the import licences already issued,the quantity applied for on 5 May 1998 is in excess of themaximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to that
Regulation for the month of May 1998; whereas it istherefore necessary to determine to what extent importlicences may be issued in response to these applications;whereas the issue of licences in response to applicationslodged after 5 May 1998 and before 31 May 1998 shouldbe refused,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Import licences applied for on 5 May 1998 pursuant to
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlicfalling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in Chinashall be issued for 0,07264 % of the quantity applied for,having regard to the information available to theCommission on 7 May 1998.
For the abovementioned products applications for import
licences lodged after 5 May 1998 and before 31 May 1998shall be refused.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 7 May 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 41.
(3) OJ L 130, 22. 5. 1997, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1159/98 of 3 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77 fixing the list of the various groups of hop varieties cultivated in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1554/97 (2), and in particular Article 12 (8) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2265/96 (4), divides varieties of hops into 'aromatic hops`, 'bitter hops` and 'others` according to commercial practice on the Community and world hops markets, with particular emphasis on the content of bitter and aromatic substances;

Whereas certain experimental varieties have now reached the stage where they can be marketed; whereas they should accordingly be added to the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 June 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 175, 4. 8. 1971, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 208, 2. 8. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 169, 7. 7. 1977, p. 13.

(4) OJ L 306, 28. 11. 1996, p. 23.

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 6. 98 L 162/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1169/98
of 4 June 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1773/97
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/
97 of 12 September 1997 on a special interventionmeasure for cereals in Finland and Sweden (
5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 837/98 (6), and in partic-
ular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for exportfrom Finland or Sweden to all third countries was openedpursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1773/97;
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1773/97
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 anytenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund;
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 29 May to 4 June 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1773/97, the maximum refund on exportation ofoats shall be ECU 46,45 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 June 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 4 June 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 250, 13. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 119, 22. 4. 1998, p. 14.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 6. 98 L 164/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1182/98
of 8 June 1998
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain
fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/
94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the applica-tion of the import arrangements for fruit and veget-ables (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2375/
96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and theconversion rates to be applied for the purposes of thecommon agricultural policy (
3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Article 3 (3)
thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,
pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilat-eral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commis-sion fixes the standard values for imports from third
countries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-lated in the Annex thereto;
Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the stand-
ard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in theAnnex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated inthe Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 8 June 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 9. 6. 98 L 164/4
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 8 June 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 85,8
999 85,8
0707 00 05 052 94,8
999 94,8
0709 90 70 052 69,8
999 69,8
0805 30 10 382 56,3
388 56,3
528 59,1
999 57,2
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 388 71,2
400 86,1
404 91,1
508 93,2
512 75,3
524 63,6
528 65,5
804 104,5
999 81,3
0809 10 00 052 293,8
999 293,8
0809 20 95 616 376,1
999 376,1
(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 1141/98 of 2 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the sugar sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular Article 13(2)(b) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 495/97 (3) amends the wording of Article 2a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 604/98 (5), by introducing a derogation to the general provisions in that it extends the validity of an export licence comprising advance fixing of the refund to a product falling within a 12-digit product code other than that indicated in section 16 of the licence if both products belong to the same product group; whereas to apply the new wording of Article 2a of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 to products governed by the common organisation of the market in sugar, the composition of these product groups must be established;

Whereas to control trade flows with third countries, provision should also be made for the lodgement of a security in respect of inulin syrup falling within CN code 1702 90 80;

Whereas Articles 2 and 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2136/95 (7), must accordingly be amended;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 2:

(a) the current text becomes paragraph 1;

(b) the following paragraph is added:

'2. For the purposes of applying Article 2a(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, the products mentioned in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be grouped into the following product groups:

- those mentioned in point (a) shall constitute a product group,

- those mentioned in point (d) shall constitute a product group,

- those mentioned in points (f) and (g) shall constitute a product group.`

2. The following clause is added to the last indent of Article 8(1)(c):

'and ECU 0,60 in respect of inulin syrup falling within CN code 1702 90 80.`

Article 2

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

However, Article 1(1) shall apply to cases that are still open on the day of its publication.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 June 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 77, 19. 3. 1997, p. 12.

(4) OJ L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 80, 18. 3. 1998, p. 19.

(6) OJ L 144, 28. 6. 1995, p. 14.

(7) OJ L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 6. 98 L 166/38
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1208/98
of 10 June 1998
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/
97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the admin-istration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled andfrozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98 (2),
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles
4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issueof import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f);
Whereas Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes
the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beefand veal originating in and imported from the UnitedStates of America and Canada which may be imported onspecial terms for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998at 11 500 tonnes;Whereas it should be recalled that licences issued
pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period ofvalidity, be open for use only in so far as provisions onhealth protection in force permit,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 June
1998 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef andveal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No936/97 shall be granted in full.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 June 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 137, 28. 5. 1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 42.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1206/98 of 10 June 1998 fixing depreciation percentages to be applied when agricultural products are bought in, for the 1999 financial year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/96 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, systematic depreciation of public intervention agricultural products must take place when they are bought in; whereas accordingly the Commission determines the depreciation percentage for each product concerned before the beginning of each year; whereas such percentage shall not exceed the difference between the buying-in price and the foreseeable disposal price for each of these products;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, the Commission may, at its discretion, restrict depreciation at the time of buying in to a proportion of this depreciation percentage, but such proportion may not be less than 70 %; whereas, coefficients to be applied also for the 1999 financial year by the intervention agencies to the monthly buying-in values of products should be fixed, to enable the agencies to establish the depreciation amounts;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In respect of the products listed in the Annex, which, having been bought in by public intervention have entered store or been taken over by the intervention agencies between 1 October 1998 and 30 September 1999, the authorities shall depreciate their value to account for the difference between the buying-in prices and the foreseeable selling prices of the relevant products.

Article 2

To establish the amount of the depreciation, the intervention agencies shall apply to the values of the products bought in every month the coefficients set out in the Annex.

The expenditure amounts determined in this way shall be notified to the Commission under the declarations established pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (3).

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 October 1998 onwards.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 June 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 163, 2. 7. 1996, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 39, 17. 2. 1996, p. 5.

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 6. 98 L 168/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1225/98
of 12 June 1998
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain
fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/
94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the applica-tion of the import arrangements for fruit and veget-ables (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2375/
96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and theconversion rates to be applied for the purposes of thecommon agricultural policy (
3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Article 3 (3)
thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,
pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilat-eral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commis-sion fixes the standard values for imports from third
countries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-lated in the Annex thereto;
Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the stand-
ard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in theAnnex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated inthe Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 June 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 13. 6. 98 L 168/17
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 12 June 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
0707 00 05 052 86,9
999 86,9
0709 90 70 052 61,8
999 61,8
0805 30 10 378 60,7
382 61,8
388 60,4
528 55,2
999 59,5
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 388 68,8
400 90,2
404 89,7
508 95,8
512 75,0
524 55,9
528 63,2
800 188,8
804 113,7
999 93,5
0809 10 00 052 180,0
999 180,0
0809 20 95 052 274,2
068 211,3
616 204,4
999 230,0
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22. 11. 1997, p. 19). Code
‘999' stands for ‘of other origin'.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 6. 98 L 171/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1242/98
of 16 June 1998
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a
view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain flori-cultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87
of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the applica-tion of preferential customs duties on imports of certainflowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco andthe West Bank and the Gaza Strip (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2), and in particular Article
5 (2) (a) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) and Article 3 of above-
mentioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Communityimport and producer prices are fixed each fortnight foruniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carna-tions, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses andapply for two-weekly periods; whereas, pursuant to Article1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the applicationof the arrangements for the import into the Communityof certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus,Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the GazaStrip (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods
on the basis of weighted prices provided by the MemberStates; whereas those prices should be fixed immediatelyso the customs duties applicable can be determined;whereas, to that end, provision should be made for thisRegulation to enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer and import prices for
uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carna-tions, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses asreferred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 1998.It shall apply from 17 to 30 June 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 16 June 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 382, 31. 12. 1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 177, 5. 7. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16. (4) OJ L 289, 22. 10. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 6. 98 L 171/11
ANNEX
(ECU/100 pieces)
Period from 17 to 30 June 1998
Community producer
priceUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
13,96 10,56 31,83 14,30
Community import
pricesUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
Israel 7,55 8,52 13,02 11,54
Morocco 13,19 12,66 ¾ ¾
Cyprus ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
Jordan ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
West Bank and
Gaza Strip ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾