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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 1. 1999 L 17/34
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 141/1999
of 21 January 1999
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2852/98
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 Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2852/98 (
3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the importduty; whereas in fixing this maximum the criteriaprovided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas a contract isawarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or lessthan the maximum reduction in the duty;Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum reduction in the import dutybeing fixed at the amount 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 15 to 21 January 1999, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No2852/98, the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghumimported shall be EUR 77,94 per tonne and be valid for atotal maximum quantity of 100 000 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 1999.
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 358, 31. 12. 1998, p. 55.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 122/1999 of 19 January 1999 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 46/1999 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,

Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;

Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 January 1999.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 10, 15. 1. 1999, p. 1.

ANNEX

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 1. 1999 L 20/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 178/1999
of 26 January 1999
determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 1999 for import
licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by theAgreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, theRepublic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania can
be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/
97 of 29 September 1997 laying down detailed rules forthe application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangementsprovided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 andrepealing Regulations (EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No1590/94 (
1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 618/98 (2),
and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for
the first quarter of 1999 are for quantities less than thequantities available and can therefore be met in full;
Whereas the surplus to be added to the quantity available
for the following period should be determined;
Whereas, it is appropriate to draw the attention of oper-
ators to the fact that licences may only be used for prod-ucts which comply with all veterinary rules currently inforce in the Community,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1
January to 31 March 1999 submitted pursuant to Regula-tion (EC) No 1899/97 shall be met as referred to inAnnex I.
2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 April to 30
June 1999 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regu-lation (EC) No 1898/97 for import licences for a totalquantity as referred to in Annex II.
3. Licences may only be used for products which
comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in theCommunity.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 58.
(2) OJ L 82, 19. 3. 1998, p. 35.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 1. 1999 L 20/31
ANNEX I
Group NoPercentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 January to 31 March 1999
1 100,0
2 100,0
3 100,0
4 100,0
H1 100,0
H2 100,0
5 100,0
6 100,0
7 100,0
8 100,0
9 100,0
10/11 100,0
12/13 100,0
14 100,0
15 100,0
16 100,0
17 100,0
(tonnes)
Group NoTotal quantity available
for the period
1 April to 30 June 1999ANNEX II
1 4 239
2 664,9
3 1 820
4 16 254,6
H1 2 400
H2 500
5 3 450
6 2 101,1
7 9 806,8
8 1 610
9 11 730
10/11 6 065
12/13 2 645
14 345
15 1 035
16 1 874,9
17 14 375
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 1. 1999 L 22/59
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 209/1999
of 28 January 1999
on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the
first 10 working days of January 1999 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/
98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for theadministration of certain tariff quotas for imports of riceand broken rice (
1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
648/98 (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No
327/98, within 10 days of the closing date for notificationby the Member States of licence applications, theCommission must decide to what extent the applicationsmay be accepted and fix the quantities available under thefollowing tranche;
Whereas examination of the quantities for which applica-
tions have been submitted shows that licences should beissued for the quantities applied for reduced, whereappropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex
hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Import licences for rice against applications
submitted during the first 10 working days of January1999 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notifiedto the Commission shall be issued for the quantitiesapplied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percent-ages set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The quantities available under the following tranche
shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 37, 11. 2. 1998, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 88, 24. 3. 1998, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 1. 1999 L 22/60
OriginReduction
(%)Quantity available for the additional
tranche for April
1999
(in tonnes)
OriginReduction
(%)Quantity available for the additional
tranche for April 1999
(in tonnes)
OriginReduction
(%)Quantity available for the
July 1999 tranche
(in tonnes)ANNEX
Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for January 1999 and
quantities available for the following tranche:
(a) quantity referred to in Article 2: semi-milled and wholly-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30
United States of America 0(1) 20 870
Thailand 0(1) 6 011,01
Australia — 1 019
Other origins — 1 805
(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.
(b) quantity referred to in Article 2: husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20
Australia 0(1) 7 779
United States of America 0(1) 3 881
Thailand — 1 812
Other origins — 117
(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.
(c) quantity referred to in Article 2: broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00
Thailand 0(1) 24 034,54
Australia 0(1) 6 457
Guyana 0 8 503
United States of America 0(1) 3 640
Other origins 0 9 703
(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 132/1999 of 21 January 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2630/97 as regards the minimum level of controls to be carried out in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals (Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products (1), and in particular point (d) of Article 10 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2630/97 (2) has laid down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 820/97 as regards the minimum level of controls to be carried out in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1678/98 (4), has laid down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes;

Whereas with a view to securing efficient cooperation between competent authorities for controls in the bovine sector, it is important to provide for the transmission of copies of the reports following an inspection pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2630/97, where they reveal infringements of Regulation (EC) No 820/97, to the competent authorities responsible for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following paragraph 6 is hereby added to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2630/97.

'6. Copies of the reports, referred to in paragraph 5 shall, where they reveal infringements of Regulation (EC) No 820/97, be sent without delay to the competent authorities responsible for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 21 January 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 117, 7. 5. 1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 354, 30. 12. 1997, p. 23.

(3) OJ L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 36.

(4) OJ L 212, 30. 7. 1998, p. 23.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 1. 1999 L 22/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 204/1999
of 28 January 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2004/98
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 and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to certain ACP Stateswas opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2004/98 (
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 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 22 to 28 January 1999, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No2004/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofcommon wheat shall be EUR 36,98 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 1999.
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 258, 22. 9. 1998, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 1. 1999 L 23/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 222/1999
of 29 January 1999
determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 1999 for import
licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for inCouncil Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administrationof certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricul-
tural products can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/
94 of 22 June 1994, laying down detailed rules for theapplication in the poultrymeat sector of the importarrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No774/94 opening and providing for the administration ofcertain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat andcertain other agricultural products (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 (2), and in particular Article
4 (5) thereof,
Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for
the period 1 January to 31 March 1999 are greater thanthe quantities available and must therefore be reduced by
a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
to 31 March 1999 submitted under Regulation (EC) No1431/94 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 156, 23. 6. 1994, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 1. 1999 L 23/25
ANNEX
Group NoPercentage of acceptance
of import certificates submitted
for the period
1 January to 31 March 1999
1 1,99
2 2,00
3 2,20
4 100,00
5 3,64
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 2. 1999 L 33/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 277/1999
of 5 February 1999
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 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 6 February 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 February 1999.
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 6. 2. 1999 L 33/13
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 5 February 1999 establishing the standard import values
for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0702 00 00 052 55,0
204 45,1
999 50,0
0707 00 05 052 134,3
068 116,3
999 125,3
0709 10 00 220 205,2
999 205,2
0709 90 70 052 140,1
204 187,1
999 163,6
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 50,3
204 43,1
212 39,4
600 44,4
624 51,2
999 45,7
0805 20 10 204 70,9
624 82,3
999 76,6
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 59,4
204 64,8
464 94,1
600 70,5
624 85,1
999 74,8
0805 30 10 052 55,7
600 85,0
999 70,4
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 039 76,4
060 49,2
400 75,7
404 75,2
728 78,5
999 71,0
0808 20 50 052 140,6
388 95,5
400 86,5
624 56,3
999 94,7
(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 5. 2. 1999 L 32/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 270/1999
of 4 February 1999
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/98
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 organization 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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2007/
98 of 21 September 1998 on a special interventionmeasure for cereals in Finland and Sweden (
5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 244/1999 (6), and in
particular 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 2007/98;Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2007/98
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 make no award;
Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1
of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 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 notified from 29
January to 4 February 1999 in response to the invitationto tender for the refund for the export of oats issued inRegulation (EC) No 2007/98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 4 February 1999.
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 258, 22. 9. 1998, p. 13.
(6)O JL2 7 ,2 .2 .1 9 9 9 ,p .1 0 .