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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 11. 98 L 300/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2423/98
of 10 November 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 1680/98 (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 1998 to 30 June 1999at 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 on
health protection in force permit,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5
November 1998 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozenbeef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation(EC) No 936/97 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 December 1998 for 2 213,438tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 10 November 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 137, 28. 5. 1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 212, 30. 7. 1998, p. 36.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 11. 98 L 303/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2442/98
of 12 November 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
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/98 (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 1379/98 (
5), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 2399/98 (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 13 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 November 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 85, 20. 3. 1998, p. 5.
(5) OJ L 187, 1. 7. 1998, p. 6.
(6) OJ L 297, 6. 11. 1998, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 11. 98 L 303/38
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 12 November 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) 17,69 7,46
1701 11 90 (1) 17,69 13,56
1701 12 10 (1) 17,69 7,27
1701 12 90 (1) 17,69 13,05
1701 91 00 (2) 19,18 16,98
1701 99 10 (2) 19,18 11,53
1701 99 90 (2) 19,18 11,53
1702 90 99 (3) 0,19 0,45
(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 20. 11. 98 L 311/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2501/98
of 19 November 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1746/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by 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 2094/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of rye to all third countries was openedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1746/98 (
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 anytenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the
maximum 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 13 to 19 November 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1746/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofrye shall be ECU 69,95 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 19 November 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 266, 1. 10. 1998, p. 61.
(5) OJ L 219, 7. 8. 1998, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 11. 98 L 308/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2476/98
of 17 November 1998
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1791/98 relating to the invitation to tender for the
export of barley held by the Belgian intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5
thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2193/96 (4), lays
down the procedures and conditions for the disposal ofcereals held by the intervention agencies;
Whereas for economical reasons, it is appropriate to
repeal the invitation to tender under Commission Regula-tion (EC) No 1791/98 (
5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2043/98 (6);
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
Regulation (EC) No 1791/98 is hereby repealed.
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, 17 November 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 191, 31. 7. 1993, p. 76. (5) OJ L 228, 15. 8. 1998, p. 17.
(4) OJ L 293, 16. 11. 1996, p. 1. (6) OJ L 263, 26. 9. 1998, p. 15.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2469/98 of 9 November 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas the Community and the Gabonese Republic have negotiated and initialled a Fisheries Agreement providing Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Gabonese Republic;

Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve that Agreement;

Whereas the method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing opportunities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:

(a) Tuna seiners:

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(b) Surface longliners:

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If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration 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 Agreement in order to bind the Community.

Article 4

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, 9 November 1998.

For the Council

The President

J. FARNLEITNER

(1) OJ C 240, 31. 7. 1998, p. 7.

(2) OJ C 313, 12. 10. 1998.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 11. 98 L 313/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2508/98
of 20 November 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 1498/
98 (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 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 21 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 20 November 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15. 7. 1998, p. 4.
(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 21. 11. 98 L 313/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 20 November 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 43,6
624 145,6
999 94,6
0709 90 70 052 55,3
204 35,6
999 45,4
0805 20 10 204 73,4
999 73,4
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 50,6
999 50,6
0805 30 10 052 60,0
528 53,4
600 84,3
999 65,9
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 039 62,1
060 25,3
064 44,9
388 21,0
400 90,6
404 85,3
999 54,9
0808 20 50 052 94,3
064 60,1
400 83,9
720 55,2
728 201,4
999 99,0
(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 27. 11. 98 L 318/34
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2542/98
of 26 November 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1564/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by 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 2513/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of barley exported from Spain to all third countrieswas opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1564/98 (
5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2309/
98 (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) No
1501/95; 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 November 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1564/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofbarley shall be ECU 63,98 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 November 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 313, 21. 11. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 203, 21. 7. 1998, p. 6.
(6) OJ L 288, 27. 10. 1998, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 11. 98 L 314/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2516/98
of 23 November 1998
concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance
fixing of the refund
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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/
95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules forthe application of the system of import and exportlicences for cereals and rice (
3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 444/98 (4), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95
provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred towhen an export refund is fixed, for an interval of threeworking days between the day of submission of applica-tions and the granting of export licences with advancefixing of the refund and provides that the Commission isto fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities ifapplications for export licences exceed the quantitieswhich may be exported; whereas Commission Regulation(EC) No 2506/98 (
5) fixes refunds under the procedure
provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 2 000tonnes;
Whereas the quantities applied for on 20 November 1998
are in excess of the available quantity of 2 000 tonnes;whereas a percentage reduction should therefore be fixedfor export licence applications submitted on 20
November 1998;
Whereas, in view of its purpose, this Regulation should
take effect from the day of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Communities,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice
with advance fixing of the refund submitted under Regu-lation (EC) No 2506/98 on 20 November 1998 shall giverise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied forto which a percentage reduction of 54,95 %.
Article 2
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice
submitted from 23 November 1998 shall not give rise tothe issue of export licences pursuant to Regulation (EC)No 2506/98.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 23 November 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(4) OJ L 56, 26. 2. 1998, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 311, 20. 11. 1998, p. 15.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 12. 98 L 322/36
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2582/98
of 30 November 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 2 December
1998.
It shall apply from 2 to 15 December 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 30 November 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 1. 12. 98 L 322/37
ANNEX
(ECU/100 pieces)
Period from 2 to 15 December 1998
Community producer
priceUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
11,57 10,51 35,04 13,54
Community import
pricesUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
Israel 6,89 7,86 12,98 8,32
Morocco 14,11 14,33 — —
Cyprus — — — —
Jordan — — — —
West Bank and
Gaza Strip — — — —