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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 L 311/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2502/98
of 19 November 1998
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of barley 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 2094/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of barley exported by 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, allows
the Commission to decide, in accordance with the proce-dure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, 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 13
to 19 November 1998 in response to the invitation totender for the refund for the export of barley issued inRegulation (EC) No 1564/98.
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 203, 21. 7. 1998, p. 6.
(6) OJ L 288, 27. 10. 1998, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 11. 98 L 320/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2554/98
of 27 November 1998
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
under the 213th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure
pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the marketin beef and veal (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2456/93 of 1 September 1993 laying down detailed rulesfor the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards the general and special intervention meas-ures for beef (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2304/98 (4), an invitation to tender was opened pursuant
to Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef by invitationto tender (
5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2466/98 (6);
Whereas, in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2456/93, a maximum buying-in price is to befixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partialinvitation to tender in the light of tenders received;whereas, in accordance with Article 13(2) of that Regula-tion, a decision may be taken not to proceed with thetendering procedure; whereas, in accordance with Article14 of that Regulation, only tenders quoting prices notexceeding the maximum buying-in price and notexceeding the average national or regional market price,plus the amount referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article,are to be accepted;Whereas, once tenders submitted in respect of the 213th
partial invitation to tender have been considered andtaking account, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation(EEC) No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonablesupport of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughter-ings, it has been decided to fix the maximum buying-price and the quantities which may be accepted intointervention;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Under the 213th partial invitation to tender opened
pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A, it has been decided not to proceed
with the tendering procedure;
(b) for category C:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be ECU
231,50 per 100 kg of carcases or half-carcases ofquality R3,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-
carcases accepted shall be 1 835 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 November
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 288, 27. 10. 1998, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 159, 10. 6. 1989, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 307, 17. 11. 1998, p. 13.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2581/98 of 30 November 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the poultrymeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (2), and in particular Articles 3(2) and 8(12) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1009/98 (4), lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the poultrymeat sector;

Whereas the lists of products attracting export refunds in the poultrymeat sector and of destinations qualifying for such refunds were recently amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/98 (5); whereas Annexes I and III to Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 should be adapted accordingly;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I and III to Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 are replaced by the Annexes hereto.

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, 30 November 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.

(2) OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.

(3) OJ L 133, 17. 6. 1995, p. 26.

(4) OJ L 145, 15. 5. 1998, p. 8.

(5) See page 31 of this Official Journal.

ANNEX I

'ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

'ANNEX III

Angola

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Bahrain

Qatar

Oman

United Arab Emirates

Jordan

Republic of Yemen

Lebanon

Iran

Iraq`
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 12. 98 L 324/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2589/98
of 1 December 1998
amending Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 increasing to 749 960 tonnes the quantity
of barley held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation
to tender for export has been opened
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 (
5),
opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of249 775 tonnes of barley held by the German interven-tion agency; whereas, Germany informed the Commissionof the intention of its intervention agency to increase by500 185 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invita-tion to tender for export has been opened; whereas thetotal quantity of barley held by the German interventionagency for which a standing invitation to tender forexport has been opened should be increased to 749 960tonnes;
Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender
makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant-ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No2198/98 must therefore be amended;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 2198/98 is hereby amended as
follows:
1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 21. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum
of 749 960 tonnes of barley for export to third coun-tries, with the exception of the United States, Canadaand Mexico.
2. The regions in which the 749 960 tonnes of
barley are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regula-tion.';
2. Annex I is 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 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 1 December 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.
(4) OJ L 293, 16. 11. 1996, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 277, 14. 10. 1998, p. 9.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 12. 98 L 324/22
ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Place of storage Quantity
Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/
Niedersachsen/Bremen/Nordrhein-Westfalen
263 990
Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/
Baden-Wrttemberg/Saarland/Bayern 34 911
Berlin/Brandenburg/
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 229 624
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thringen 221 435'
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 12. 98 L 332/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2627/98
of 7 December 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 8 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 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 8. 12. 98 L 332/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 7 December 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 00 052 71,4
204 79,2
999 75,3
0709 90 70 052 93,0
204 87,4
999 90,2
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 43,5
204 43,3
388 45,4
999 44,1
0805 20 10 204 66,3
999 66,3
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 52,4
464 232,7
999 142,5
0805 30 10 052 52,2
388 47,7
528 40,0
600 75,8
999 53,9
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 039 75,0
052 94,1
060 15,0
064 42,4
400 83,9
404 60,5
999 61,8
0808 20 50 052 85,4
064 60,8
400 61,8
999 69,3
(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 11. 12. 98 L 336/38
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2674/98
of 10 December 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98
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 4 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to all third countrieswith the exception of certain ACP States was openedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1079/98 (
5),
as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2005/98 (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) 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 4 to 10 December 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1079/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofcommon wheat shall be ECU 32,47 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 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 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 24.
(6) OJ L 258, 22. 9. 1998, p. 8.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2658/98 of 19 January 1998 concerning the approval of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary on certain import arrangements for agricultural products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228(2) first sentence thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (1), provides for close cooperation in commercial matters between the two parties;

Whereas, following the Hungarian request for a World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver under which Hungary would be entitled to grant additional subsidies for agricultural exports there might be a risk of disturbances on Community markets;

Whereas, the safeguard provisions in the abovementioned Europe Agreement are not sufficiently specific to deal with this risk;

Whereas, in order to limit this risk it is appropriate to agree on a fast track safeguard clause,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary on certain import arrangements for agricultural products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the exchange of letters in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

1. The Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, decide upon the necessary measures in accordance with the Agreement referred to in Article 1. The Member States shall be notified of such measures, which shall be immediately applicable. If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within three working days following receipt of the request.

2. Measures decided upon by the Commission may be referred to the Council by any Member State within three working days of the day on which they were notified. The Council shall meet without delay. It may, acting by a qualified majority, take a different decision within a period of 30 days.

Article 4

The Commission is hereby authorised to define, in agreement with the Hungarian authorities, the procedures for the application of the Agreement referred to in Article 1.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 19 January 1998.

For the Council

The President

G. BROWN

(1) OJ L 347, 31. 12. 1993, p. 2.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 12. 98 L 338/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2690/98
of 14 December 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 15 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 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 15. 12. 98 L 338/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 14 December 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 82,9
624 128,0
999 105,5
0707 00 05 052 80,8
204 85,3
999 83,1
0709 90 70 052 97,2
204 96,5
628 156,1
999 116,6
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 41,8
204 45,2
999 43,5
0805 20 10 204 65,5
999 65,5
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 64,0
464 258,6
999 161,3
0805 30 10 052 61,9
600 71,1
999 66,5
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 060 16,5
064 34,7
400 75,6
404 79,3
999 51,5
0808 20 50 064 58,8
400 67,9
720 50,7
999 59,1
(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'.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 12. 98 L 343/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2739/98
of 17 December 1998
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of rye 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 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 rye to all third countries was openedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1746/98 (
5);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows
the Commission to decide, in accordance with the pro-cedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make
no award;
Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1
of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund orminimum tax 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 notified from 11
to 17 December 1998 in response to the invitation totender for the refund or the tax for the export of ryeissued in Regulation (EC) No 1746/98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 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 219, 7. 8. 1998, p. 3.