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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 842/98 of 22 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2595/97 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas, in accordance with Article 5(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, premiums are granted on leaf tobacco from specified production areas only;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 284/98 (4), the list of such production areas is to be reviewed each year and adapted, where necessary, to quantitative and qualitative developments on the market;

Whereas such production areas are recognised depending on whether they are traditional tobacco-producing areas; whereas the Member States concerned may, with a view to sound management of production of a particular group of varieties and within their guarantee thresholds, apply for such traditional production areas to be included on a list of recognised production areas;

Whereas, following an application from Italy for Marche to be included on the list of areas producing tobacco of group IV and an application from France for Champagne-Ardenne and Ile-de-France to be included on the list of areas producing tobacco of group II and in view of the fact that the three areas concerned are traditional production areas, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) 3478/92 listing recognised production areas should be amended;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Parts II (light air-cured) and IV (fire-cured) of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 are hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from the 1998 harvest.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70.

(2) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 351, 2. 12. 1992, p. 17.

(4) OJ L 28, 4. 2. 1998, p. 13.

ANNEX

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 4. 98 L 128/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 915/98
of 29 April 1998
fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain
preserved foods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a commonorganisation of the market in oils and fats (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in
particular Article 20a thereof,
Whereas Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
provides for the granting of a production refund for oliveoil used in the preserving industry; whereas under para-graph 6 of that Article, and without prejudice to para-graph 3 thereof, the Commission shall fix this refundevery two months;
Whereas by virtue of Article 20a (2) of the abovemen-
tioned Regulation, the production refund must be fixedon the basis of the gap between prices on the worldmarket and on the Community market, taking account ofthe import charge applicable to olive oil falling withinCN subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixingthe export refunds for those olive oils during the refer-ence period; whereas it is appropriate to take as a refer-
ence period the two-month period preceding the begin-ning of the term of validity of the production refund;whereas the above amount is to be increased by anamount equal to the consumption aid in force on the daythat the said refund is applied;
Whereas the application of the above criteria results in
the refund being fixed as shown below,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the months of May and June 1998, the amount of the
production refund referred to in Article 20a (2) of Regula-tion No 136/66/EEC shall be ECU 60,07 per 100 kilo-grams.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 April 1998.
For the Commission
Hans VAN DEN BROEK
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 4. 98 L 127/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 900/98
of 28 April 1998
determining the percentage of quantities covered by applications for export
licences for poultrymeat which may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/
95 of 16 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for imple-menting the system of export licences in the poultrymeatsector (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2370/
96 (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 provides for
specific measures where applications for export licencesconcern quantities and/or expenditure which exceed thenormal trade patterns or where there is a risk that theywill be exceeded, taking account of the limit referred to inArticle 8(11) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 (
3),
as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No2916/95 (
4), and/or the corresponding expenditure during
the period in question;
Whereas there is a risk that the issue of licences for the
quantities applied for from 20 to 24 April 1998 lead to anoverrun in the quantities of the products concerned
normally disposed of by way of trade,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No further action shall be taken in respect of applications
pending for export licences for poultrymeat:
1. for applications from 20 to 24 April 1998, 100 % of
the quantities applied for in the case of categories 1, 3and 4 referred to in Annex I to the abovementionedRegulation shall be accepted;
2. for applications from 20 to 24 April 1998, 44,83 % of
the quantities applied for in the case of category 6aand 24,11 % in the case of category 6b referred to inAnnex I to the abovementioned Regulation shall beaccepted.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 28 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 133, 17. 6. 1995, p. 26.
(2) OJ L 323, 13. 12. 1996, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.
(4) OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 920/98 of 28 April 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 61/98 of 19 December 1997 allocating, for 1998, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the zone of the Russian Federation (3), provides for cod quotas for 1998;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division III d (Russian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have reached the quota allocated for 1998; whereas Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 23 January 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division III d (Russian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 1998.

Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division III d (Russian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 23 January 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 April 1998.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14.

(3) OJ L 12, 19. 1. 1998, p. 119.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 5. 98 L 133/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 952/98
of 6 May 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 37th 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 37th 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 37th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU47,878 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 6 May 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 5. 5. 98 L 131/1
I
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 937/98
of 4 May 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 5 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 4 May 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 5. 5. 98 L 131/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 4 May 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 00 212 115,9
999 115,9
0707 00 05 052 109,7
999 109,7
0709 90 70 052 88,2
999 88,2
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 34,4
204 34,5
212 58,6
600 44,7
624 51,6
999 44,8
0805 30 10 388 66,8
600 83,0
999 74,9
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 060 43,8
388 86,5
400 93,3
404 100,8
508 94,7
512 80,9
524 76,6
528 79,8
720 138,0
804 106,3
999 90,1
(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 960/98 of 7 May 1998 amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 on the certificate and analysis report required for the importation of wine, grape juice and grape must

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2087/97 (2), and in particular Article 70(8) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 4(2)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 of 24 July 1989 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2611/97 (4), wine or grape juice in labelled containers of not more than five litres fitted with a non-reusable closing device imported into the Community from third countries in total annual quantities of less than 1 000 hectolitres is exempt from the requirement regarding the certificate and analysis report; whereas the third countries benefiting from this exemption for exports to the Community are listed in Annex V to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 on the certificate and analysis report required for the importation of wine, grape juice and grape must (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1648/96 (6); whereas Bolivia has asked the Commission that it be granted this exemption, declaring that it will comply with the relevant conditions; whereas, this third country should therefore be added to the list given in Annex V to the abovementioned Regulation;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following third country is hereby added to Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85:

'- Bolivia`.

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, 7 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 232, 9. 8. 1989, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 353, 24. 12. 1997, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 343, 20. 12. 1985, p. 20.

(6) OJ L 207, 17. 8. 1996, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 5. 98 L 145/40
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1024/98
of 14 May 1998
fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992, on the common organization of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 7
(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of themarket in rice (
3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules forthe arrangements concerning production refunds in thecereals and rice sectors (
5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1516/95 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the
conditions for granting the production refund; whereasthe basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 ofthe said Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculatedmust be fixed once a month and may be altered if theprice of maize and/or wheat and/or barley changes signif-icantly;Whereas the production refunds to be fixed in this Regu-
lation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in theAnnex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establishthe exact amount payable;
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
1. The refund referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starchextracted from maize, wheat, potatoes, rice or broken rice,shall be ECU 28,61 per tonne.
2. The refund referred to in Article 3 (3) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starchextracted from barley and oats, shall be ECU 28,61 pertonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 14 May 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 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 49.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 5. 98 L 149/1
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1040/98
of 19 May 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 20 May 1998.It shall apply from 20 May to 2. June 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 19 May 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 20. 5. 98 L 149/2
ANNEX
(ECU/100 pieces)
Period from 20 May to 2 June 1998
Community producer
priceUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
14,36 8,40 31,78 15,18
Community import
pricesUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
Israel 9,05 9,20 15,78 13,42
Morocco 15,97 14,24 ¾ ¾
Cyprus ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
Jordan ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
West Bank and
Gaza Strip ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾