ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 98 L 58/48
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 460/98
of 26 February 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 366/98 (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 forexport from Finland or Sweden to all third countries wasopened pursuant 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 20 to 26 February 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1773/97, the maximum refund on exportation ofoats shall be ECU 32,80 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 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 250, 13. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 46, 17. 2. 1998, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 3. 98 L 65/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 513/98
of 4 March 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 29th 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 thestate and 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 29th 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 29th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU44,853 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 4 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 7. 3. 98 L 67/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 532/98
of 6 March 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 fororanges will shortly be exceeded; whereas this overrunwill prejudice the proper working of the export refund
scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector;
Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B
licences for oranges exported after 6 March 1998 shouldbe rejected until the end of the current export period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B licences for oranges submitted
pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 8/98, exportdeclarations for which are accepted after 6 March andbefore 18 March 1998, are hereby rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 6 March 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 11. 3. 98 L 72/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 545/98
of 10 March 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 11 March 1998.It shall apply from 11 to 24 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 10 March 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 11. 3. 98 L 72/7
ANNEX
(ECU/100 pieces)
Period from 11 to 24 March 1998
Community producer
priceUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
17,01 11,18 58,27 20,15
Community import
pricesUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
Israel 24,63 12,89 19,41 20,51
Morocco 19,88 15,73 ¾ ¾
Cyprus ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
Jordan ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
West Bank and
Gaza Strip ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 3. 98 L 77/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 582/98
of 13 March 1998
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the
export to certain third countries of wholly milled medium grain and long grain
A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2096/97
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 organisation 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 under Commission Regulation (EC) No2096/97 (
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 decide, in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation(EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenderssubmitted, to make no award;Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article
13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 submitted from 9
to 12 March 1998 in response to the invitation to tenderfor the export refund on wholly milled medium grain andlong grain A rice to certain third countries issued inRegulation (EC) No 2096/97.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 13 March 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. 19.
(4) OJ L 61, 7. 3. 1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 8.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 562/98 of 12 March 1998 adjusting the special aid for the processing of sugar beet into white sugar in the Azores provided for in Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 25(2) thereof,

Whereas pursuant to Article 25(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, under certain conditions, specific aid of ECU 12,08 per 100 kg of sugar has been paid since the 1992/93 marketing year for the processing of sugar beet harvested in the Azores into white sugar; whereas the second subparagraph of Article 25(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 lays down that the amount of that aid may be adjusted;

Whereas the measure is intended to improve the production conditions for sugar beet and the competitiveness of the local sugar industry, within the limit of total annual production of 10 000 tonnes of white sugar;

Whereas the local processing industry can produce white sugar from local beet or from imported raw sugar or raw sugar supplied from the rest of the Community under the specific supply arrangements provided for under Title I of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92; whereas, therefore, in order to achieve the objectives of the measure and inter alia not to damage the competitiveness of undertakings choosing to obtain supplies of beet from the Azores, the amount of aid should be adjusted from the 1998/99 marketing year to take account of the special conditions for the processing of beet in the Azores where costs can only be spread over a limited volume of production;

Whereas the Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The aid referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 25(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 shall be ECU 27 per 100 kilograms of white sugar from the 1998/99 marketing year.

Article 2

Portugal shall establish annually a report on the working of the scheme.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 July 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 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 3. 98 L 85/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 627/98
of 19 March 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 20 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 19 March 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 20. 3. 98 L 85/12
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 19 March 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 53,3
212 108,7
624 223,6
999 128,5
0709 10 00 220 166,5
999 166,5
0709 90 70 052 111,0
204 102,9
999 107,0
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 36,5
204 32,3
212 44,5
600 55,3
624 47,3
999 43,2
0805 30 10 600 72,3
999 72,3
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 052 42,5
060 40,7
388 110,2
400 98,7
404 102,6
508 80,3
512 93,2
524 98,3
528 84,7
720 72,9
999 82,4
0808 20 50 052 137,7
388 70,3
400 102,2
512 74,0
528 74,4
999 91,7
(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'.
‹‹ EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 90/38 25. 3. 98
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 661/98
of 24 March 1998
amending Regulation (EC) No 1773/97 on a special intervention measure for
cereals in Finland and Sweden
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 detailedrules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals andthe measures to be taken in the event of disturbance onthe market for cereals (
3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2052/97 (4),
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/97 (5), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 547/98 (6), opens an
invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oatsproduced in Finland and Sweden to all third countries;whereas, in the present situation, it is appropriate toincrease the quantity put up for tender;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
Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1773/97 is hereby
amended as follows:
‘1. A special intervention measure in the form of an
export refund shall be implemented in respect of650 000 tonnes of oats produced in Finland andSweden and intended for export from Finland andSweden to all third countries.
Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and the
provisions adopted for the application of that Articleshall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the said refund.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 24 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 250, 13. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 72, 11. 3. 1998, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 3. 98 L 96/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 687/98
of 27 March 1998
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the
export of husked long grain rice to the island of Runion referred to in Regula-
tion (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 decide, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, tomake no award;Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles
2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximumsubsidy should not be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from
23 to 26 March 1998 in response to the invitation totender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2094/97 for thesubsidy on exports to Runion of husked long grain ricefalling within CN code 1 006 20 98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 March 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 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 29, 7. 9. 1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 14.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 3. 98 L 96/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 698/98
of 27 March 1998
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply
of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respectof certain agricultural products for the benefit of theCanary Islands (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals
products to the Canary Islands has been settled byCommission Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 (
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 475/98 (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 Canary
Islands 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 1832/92 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. 13.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 185, 4. 7. 1992, p. 26.
(4) OJ L 60, 28. 2. 1998, p. 40.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 3. 98 L 96/30
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 27 March 1998 amending Regulation (EEC)
No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the
Community to the Canary Islands
(Ecu/tonne)
Product
(CN code)Amount of aid
Common wheat (1001 90 99) 20,00
Barley (1003 00 90) 50,00
Maize (1005 90 00) 33,00
Durum wheat (1001 10 00) 8,00
Oats (1004 00 00) 37,00