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EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropean Com munities 23.1.98 L18/12
COMMISSION REG ULATION (EC)No156/98
of22January1998
fixingthemaximumexportrefundonbarleyinconnection with theinvitation
totenderissuedinRegulation(EC)No1337/97
THE COM MISS ION OFTHE EUR OPEAN COM MUN ITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablish ingtheEuropean
Com munity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC )No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommon organization ofthe
marketincereals(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No923/96(2),
HavingregardtoCom mission Regulation(EC)No1501/
95of29June1995layin gdowncertaindetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC )No1766/92
onthegranting ofexportrefunds oncerealsand the
measurestobetakenintheeventofdistu rbanceonthe
marketforcereals(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2052/97 (4),and inparticularArticle7thereof,
Whereasaninvitationtotenderfortherefundand/orthe
taxfortheexportofbarleytoallthirdcoun tries was
opened pursuanttoCom mission Regulation(EC)No
1337/97 (5);
WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EC)No 1501/95
provides that theCom mission may,onthebasisofthe
tendersnotified,inaccordancewith theprocedurelaid
downinArticle23ofRegulation(EEC )No1766/92,
decidetofixamaximumexportrefundtakingaccountof
thecriteriareferred toinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95;whereasinthatcaseacontractisawarded toany
tenderer whosebid isequaltoorlowerthan the
maximumrefund,aswell astoanytenderer whosebid
relatestoanexporttax;
Whereastheapplicationoftheabovementioned criteria
tothecurrentmarketsituation forthecerealinquestion
resultsinthemaximumexportrefundbeingfixedatthe
amountspecified inArticle1;
Whereasthemeasuresprovided forinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewith the opinion ofthe Managem ent
Com mitteeforCereals,
HAS ADO PTEDTHISREG ULA TION:
Article1
For tendersnotified from 16to22Janu ary 1998,
pursuanttotheinvitationtotenderissuedinRegulation
(EC)No1337/97,themaximumrefundonexportationof
barleyshallbeECU 19,96pertonne.
Article2
This Regulationshallenterinto forceon23Janu ary
1998.
This Regulationshallbebindinginitsentirety and directlyapplicableinallMem ber
States.
DoneatBrussels,22Janu ary1998.
FortheCommission
FranzFISC HLE R
Mem beroftheCommission
(1)OJL181, 1.7.1992 ,p.21.
(2)OJL126, 24.5.1996 ,p.37.
(3)OJL147, 30.6.1995 ,p.7.
(4)OJL287, 21.10.1997 ,p.14.
(5)OJL184, 12.7.1997 ,p.1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 1. 98 L 23/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 220/98
of 29 January 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 theapplication of the import arrangements for fruit andvegetables (
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 thirdcountries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-
lated in the Annex thereto;
Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the
standard import values must be fixed at the levels set outin the Annex 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 indicatedin the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 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 30. 1. 98 L 23/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 29 January 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 44,1
212 106,4
624 159,7
999 103,4
0707 00 05 068 132,9
204 85,9
999 109,4
0709 10 00 220 72,2
999 72,2
0709 90 70 052 150,8
204 159,1
999 155,0
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 37,2
204 39,1
212 30,2
220 48,3
448 27,6
508 41,1
600 75,0
624 55,0
999 44,2
0805 20 10 204 69,7
624 78,8
999 74,3
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 54,6
204 72,4
464 140,5
624 86,1
662 51,1
999 80,9
0805 30 10 052 85,8
600 81,1
999 83,5
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 060 51,2
400 92,8
404 94,7
720 102,7
728 58,0
999 79,9
0808 20 50 052 113,1
064 88,4
388 102,7
400 106,1
999 102,6
(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 31. 1. 98 L 25/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 240/98
of 30 January 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connec-
tion with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2097/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of themarket in rice (
1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (2), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)No 2097/97 (
3);
Whereas, Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, amaximum export refund; whereas in fixing thismaximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regu-lation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account;whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whosetender is equal to or less than the maximum exportrefund;Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the rice 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
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long
grain rice falling within CN code 1006 30 67 to beexported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2097/97 ishereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from26 to 29 January 1998 at ECU 334 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 30 January 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 61, 7. 3. 1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 1. 98 L 21/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 208/98
of 27 January 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 Regula-
tion (EC) No 1599/96 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed imple-menting rules for the import of products in the sugarsector other than molasses (
3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1143/97 (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 1222/97 (
5), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 127/98 (6);Whereas it follows from applying the general and
detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No1423/95 to the information known to the Commissionthat the representative prices and additional duties atpresent in force should be altered to the amounts set outin the Annex 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 28 January
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 January 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 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 165, 24. 6. 1997, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 11, 17. 1. 1998, p. 27.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 1. 98 L 21/15
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 27 January 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) 24,41 4,09
1701 11 90 (1) 24,41 9,33
1701 12 10 (1) 24,41 3,90
1701 12 90 (1) 24,41 8,90
1701 91 00 (2) 26,16 12,15
1701 99 10 (2) 26,16 7,63
1701 99 90 (2) 26,16 7,63
1702 90 99 (3) 0,26 0,39
(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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 261/98 of 30 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 harvests

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 11 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2595/97 extends to the 1998 harvest the system in force since the 1993 harvest; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 987/97 (4), should therefore be amended to make it applicable to the 1998 harvest;

Whereas, as a result of the date of adoption of the extension of the above system to the 1998 harvest, the Member States are unable to respect the deadlines set by Regulation (EC) No 1066/95; whereas those deadlines should therefore be amended for the 1998 harvest;

Whereas the measures concerned should apply at the earliest opportunity;

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

Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the title is replaced by the following:

'Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 of 12 May 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 harvests`;

2. the following text is added to the fourth paragraph of Article 3:

'For the 1998 harvest, Member States are authorised to extend the deadline referred to in the second paragraph above to 28 February.`;

3. the following text is added to the second subparagraph of Article 11(3):

'For the 1998 harvest, Member States are authorised to extend the deadline referred to in the first subparagraph above to 31 May.`;

4. Article 17 is replaced by the following:

'Article 17

For the 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 harvests, Member States may, for the purpose of applying Article 11(3), bring together on a joint basis existing recognised professional organisations until such time as the inter-branch organisations recognised pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2077/92 have been set up.`

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, 30 January 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 108, 13. 5. 1995, p. 5.

(4) OJ L 141, 31. 5. 1997, p. 67.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 2. 98 L 28/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 286/98
of 3 February 1998
providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in relation to
certain products falling within the beef and veal sector
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 organization of the marketin beef (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/
97 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/
95 of 26 June 1995 laying down special rules for theapplication of the system of import and export licencesfor beef and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98 (4), and in
particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas the quantity covered by applications for advance
fixing of refunds for certain boned meats is greater thanthat normally disposed of; whereas it has therefore beendecided to reject all applications for export licences forthese products made between 29 January to 3 February
1998,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EC) No
1445/95, applications for export licences with advancefixing of refunds for products falling within productcodes 0201 30 00 9150 and 0202 30 90 9400 madebetween 29 January and 3 February 1998 shall berejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.
(4) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 42.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 2. 98 L 33/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 319/98
of 6 February 1998
on the issuing of system B export licences for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-menting Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 asregards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 213/98 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2186/97 (3)
fixes the indicative quantities laid down for the issue ofexport licences other than those requested in the contextof food aid;
Whereas, in the light of information now available to the
Commission, the indicative quantities have beenexceeded in the case of tomatoes, shelled almonds,walnuts in shell, lemons, table grapes and apples fordestination groups Y, Z and D;
Whereas as a consequence, for system B licences applied
for between 19 November 1997 and 19 January 1998, arate of refund which is lower than the indicative rateshould be fixed for tomatoes, shelled almonds, walnuts inshell, lemons, table grapes and apples for destination
groups Y, Z and D,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The percentages for the issuing of system B export
licences, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No2190/96 as amended, and applied for between 19November 1997 and 19 January 1998, by which thequantities applied for and the rates of refund applicablemust be multiplied, shall be as fixed in the Annex hereto.
The above subparagraph shall not apply to licences
applied for in connection with food-aid operations asprovided for in Article 10(4) of the Agreement on Agri-culture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilat-eral trade negotiations.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 6 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 22, 29. 1. 1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 299, 4. 11. 1997, p. 10.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 2. 98 L 33/17
ANNEX
Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied
for between 19 November 1997 and 19 January 1998
ProductDestination
or group
of destinationsPercentage for the
issuing of
licencesRate of refund
(ECU/
tonne net)
Tomatoes F 100 % 4,0
Shelled almonds F 100 % 25,5
Hazelnuts in shell F ¾ ¾
Shelled hazelnuts F 100 % 114,0
Walnuts in shell F 100 % 51,9
Oranges XYC 100 % 45,0
Lemons F 100 % 27,6
Table grapes F 100 % 15,3
Apples X 100 % 30,0
Y 100 % 9,3
ZD 100 % 8,8
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 2. 98 L 31/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 307/98
of 5 February 1998
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2505/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by 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 maize imported into Spain wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2505/97 (
3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regula-
tion (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 inthe import duty; whereas in fixing this maximum thecriteria provided for in Article 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC)No 1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas acontract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equalto or less than 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 30 January to 5 February 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 2505/97, the maximum reduction in the duty onmaize imported shall be ECU 61,50 per tonne and bevalid for a total maximum quantity of 34 500 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 27.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 2. 98 L 37/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 333/98
of 10 February 1998
on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of themarket in fruit and vegetables (
1), as amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 903/97 of
21 May 1997 concerning a protective measure applicableto imports of garlic from China (
3), and in particular
Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1859/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/
94 (5), the release for free circulation in the Community
of garlic imported from third countries is subject topresentation of an import licence;
Whereas Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 903/97,
restricts the issue of import licences for garlic originatingin China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case ofapplications lodged from 1 June 1997 to 31 May 1998;
Whereas, given the criteria laid down in Article 1(2) of
that Regulation and the import licences already issued,the quantity applied for on 5 February 1998 is in excessof the maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex tothat Regulation for the month of February 1998; whereas
it is therefore necessary to determine to what extentimport licences may be issued in response to theseapplications; whereas the issue of licences in response toapplications lodged after 5 February 1998 and before 5March 1998 should be refused,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Import licences applied for on 5 February 1998 pursuant
to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlicfalling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in Chinashall be issued for 0,05249 % of the quantity applied for,having regard to the information available to theCommission on 9 February 1998.
For the abovementioned products applications for import
licences lodged after 5 February 1998 and before 5 March1998 shall be refused.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 41.
(3) OJ L 130, 22. 5. 1997, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1.