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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 3. 98 L 76/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 569/98
of 12 March 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 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 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 6 to 12 March 1998, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No1337/97, the maximum refund on exportation of barleyshall be ECU 31,45 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 597/98 of 16 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 94/98 on olive oil storage contracts for 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 No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in particular Article 20d(3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/98 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 504/98 (4), opened the possibility of conclusion of olive oil storage contracts with producer groups and associations recognised pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (6), that hold Community olive oil produced by their own members and have appropriate storage facilities; whereas to increase the amount of oil that can be stored the restriction to oil produced by group members should be dropped;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 94/98, 'produced by their own members` is deleted and a subparagraph is added reading 'Contracts shall cover oil marketed by the group or association referred to above.`

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, 16 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.

(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 9, 15. 1. 1998, p. 25.

(4) OJ L 63, 4. 3. 1998, p. 15.

(5) OJ L 166, 23. 6. 1978, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 614/98 of 18 March 1998 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards public intervention

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2602/97 (4), inter alia lays down detailed rules for the tendering procedure; whereas, given the dates of public holidays in May 1998, for practical reasons, the deadline for the submission of tenders should be amended;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding the first sentence of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93, during the period 1 April to 30 June 1998, the deadline for the submission of tenders shall be 12 noon (Brussels time) on the following days:

- the second Tuesday in April,

- the first and fourth Tuesdays in May,

- the second and fourth Tuesdays in June.

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, 18 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 20.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 3. 98 L 94/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 673/98
of 26 March 1998
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/
95 of 11 July 1995 on arrangements for issuing exportlicences for wine-sector products (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1354/97 (2), and in particular Article
3 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 55 (7) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization ofthe market in wine (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2087/97 (4), limits the grant of export refunds for
wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditurecontained in the Agreement on Agriculture concludedduring the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 lays
down the conditions under which the Commission maytake specific measures to prevent an overrun of thequantity laid down or the budget available under the saidAgreement;
Whereas, on the basis of information on export licence
applications available to the Commission on 25 March1998, the quantity still available for the period until 30April 1998 referred to in Article 1a(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1685/95, could be exceeded unless the issue of exportlicences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted;whereas, therefore, a single percentage for the acceptanceof applications submitted between 18 and 24 March 1998should be applied and the submission of applications andthe issue of licences suspended until 30 April 1998,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Export liceces with advance fixing of the refund for
wine-sector products for which applications are submittedbetween 18 and 24 March 1998 under Regulation (EC)No 1685/95 shall be issued for 99,3 % of the quantitiesrequested.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products
for which applications are submitted from 25 March 1998and the submission of export licence applications from 27March 1998 shall be suspended until 30 April 1998.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 161, 12. 7. 1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 186, 16. 7. 1997, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 3. 98 L 93/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 667/98
of 25 March 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 32nd 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 32nd 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 32nd partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU45,360 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 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 28. 3. 98 L 96/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 699/98
of 27 March 1998
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply
of cereals products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respectof certain agricultural products for the benefit of theAzores and Madeira (
1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals
products to the Azores and Madeira has been settled byCommission Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 (
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 476/98 (4); whereas, as a
consequence of the changes of the rates and prices forcereals products in the European part of the Communityand on the world market, the aid for supply to the Azoresand Madeira 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 1833/92 is
replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 March 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 185, 4. 7. 1992, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 60, 28. 2. 1998, p. 42.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 3. 98 L 96/32
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 27 March 1998 amending Regulation (EEC)
No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the
Community to the Azores and Madeira
(Ecu/tonne)
Amount of aid
Product
(CN code)Destination
Azores Madeira
Common wheat (1001 90 99) 20 20
Barley (1003 00 90) 50 50
Maize (1005 90 00) 33 33
Durum wheat (1001 10 00) 8 8
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 3. 98 L 96/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 700/98
of 27 March 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) No 391/92 (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 477/98 (4);
whereas, as a consequence of the changes of the rates andprices for cereals products in the European part of theCommunity and on the world market, the aid for supplyto 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 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 March 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 60, 28. 2. 1998, p. 44.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 3. 98 L 96/34
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 27 March 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) 23,00 23,00 23,00 26,00
Barley(1003 00 90)
53,00 53,00 53,00 56,00
Maize(1005 90 00)
36,00 36,00 36,00 39,00
Durum wheat(1001 10 00)
12,00 12,00 12,00 16,00
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 737/98 of 1 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 139/81 defining the conditions for the admission of certain kinds of frozen beef and veal to subheading 0202 30 50 of the Combined Nomenclature

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas certificates of authenticity issued by the third countries concerned must be presented for imports of certain kinds of beef at reduced customs rates pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 139/81 of 16 January 1981 defining the conditions for the admission of certain kinds of frozen beef and veal to subheading 0202 30 50 of the Combined Nomenclature (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1476/92 (4); whereas the names and addresses of the issuing agencies should be updated;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 139/81 is hereby replaced by the following:

'ANNEX II

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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, 1 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 15, 17. 1. 1981, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 155, 6. 6. 1992, p. 28.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 4. 98 L 114/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 799/98
of 15 April 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 implementingrules for the import of products in the sugar sector otherthan molasses (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
624/98 (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 671/98 (6);Whereas it follows from applying the general and detailed
fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 tothe information known to the Commission that therepresentative prices and additional duties at present inforce should be altered to the amounts set out in theAnnex 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 16 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 15 April 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 85, 20. 3. 1998, p. 5.
(5) OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 93, 26. 3. 1998, p. 20.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 4. 98 L 114/29
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 15 April 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) 22,48 5,06
1701 11 90 (1) 22,48 10,29
1701 12 10 (1) 22,48 4,87
1701 12 90 (1) 22,48 9,86
1701 91 00 (2) 22,59 14,59
1701 99 10 (2) 22,59 9,42
1701 99 90 (2) 22,59 9,42
1702 90 99 (3) 0,23 0,41
(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 9. 4. 98 L 111/69
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 776/98
of 8 April 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
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 April
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.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in
accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97,during the first five days of May 1998 for 4 451 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 8 April 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.