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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1471/98 of 9 July 1998 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards public intervention

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2602/97 (4), inter alia lays down detailed rules for the tendering procedure; whereas, for practical reasons, the deadline for the submission of tenders should be amended in July and August 1998;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding the first sentence of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93, during the period 1 July to 31 August 1998, the deadline for the submission of tenders shall be 12 noon (Brussels time) on the following days:

- the second Tuesday in July,

- the second Tuesday in August.

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, 9 July 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 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 20.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 7. 98 L 194/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1477/98
of 9 July 1998
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import
of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1445/98
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 maize imported into Spain wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1445/98 (
3);
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1963/
95 (5), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation(EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders noti-fied, to make no award;Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles
6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximumreduction in the duty 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 7 to
9 July 1998 in response to the invitation to tender for thereduction in the duty on maize issued in Regulation (EC)No 1445/98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 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, 7. 7. 1998, p. 47.
(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 14. 7. 98 L 196/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1492/98
of 13 July 1998
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 laying down detailed rules for the
application of the specific import measures for the Canary Islands as regards
tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for theCanary Islands with regard to certain agricultural prod-ucts (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/
96 (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
provides for exemption from customs duties for directimports into the Canary Islands of up to 20 000 tonnes ofraw and semi-manufactured tobacco intended for thelocal manufacture of tobacco products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 of
30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the applica-tion of the specific import measures for the CanaryIslands as regards tobacco (
3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1202/97 (4), lays down detailed rules for theapplication of that measure; whereas the products qual-
ifying under the scheme should be itemized;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Tobacco,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 is replaced
by the Annex to this Regulation.
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 1 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 13 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 217, 31. 7. 1992, p. 79.
(4) OJ L 170, 28. 6. 1997, p. 24.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 7. 98 L 196/14
ANNEX
‘ANNEX
Products eligible for exemption from customs duties on direct imports into the Canary Islands for
the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999
CN code DescriptionCoefficient
of equivalenceMaximum
quantity
(tonnes)
2401 10 Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped 0,72 27 780 (1)
2401 20 Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped 1,00 20 000 (1)
ex 2401 20 Outer coverings for cigars presented on supports, in
reels for the manufacture of tobacco (2)1,05 125
2401 30 Tobacco waste 0,28 700
ex 2402 10 00 Unfinished cigars without wrapping 1,05 100
ex 2403 10 00 Cigarette rag (finished mixtures of tobacco for themanufacture of cigarettes, cigars, cheroots andcigarillos) 1,05 500
ex 2403 91 00 Homogenized or reconstituted tobacco, whether ornot put up in sheets or strip 1,05 700
ex 2403 99 90 Expanded tobacco 1,05 1 025
(1) The actual quantity is to be determined on the basis of utilization of other headings (CN codes) pursuant to Article 3 (2).
(2) Monitoring arrangements for this particular utilization are laid down in the relevant Community provisions.'
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1472/98 of 9 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and the marketing of honey

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 of 25 June 1997 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 758/98 (3), lays down provisions for the implementation of measures to improve the production and the marketing of honey;

Whereas that amendment also brought forward the date for notification of programmes; whereas, as a result, the date of the agricultural conversion rate to be applied to those programmes should also be amended;

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

Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 is replaced by the following:

'Article 5

The agricultural conversion rate to be applied to the amount referred to in Article 3 shall be the rate in force on 1 May of the year in which the programme is notified.`

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, 9 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 319, 21. 11. 1997, p. 4.

(3) OJ L 105, 4. 4. 1998, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 7. 98 L 200/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1509/98
of 15 July 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 16 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 15 July 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 16. 7. 98 L 200/12
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 15 July 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 00 066 42,2
999 42,2
0709 90 70 052 41,2
999 41,2
0805 30 10 382 63,4
388 63,6
524 39,4
528 63,3
999 57,4
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 064 89,8
388 77,2
400 85,2
508 96,3
512 73,2
524 88,6
528 57,3
804 112,5
999 85,0
0808 20 50 388 107,8
512 89,2
528 92,4
804 181,6
999 117,8
0809 10 00 052 224,8
064 113,6
066 89,3
999 142,6
0809 20 95 052 332,7
060 147,0
064 223,2
400 283,2
404 426,5
616 155,9
999 261,4
0809 40 05 064 118,8
624 270,8
999 194,8
(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 1576/98 of 22 July 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, France has sent the Commission an application for the registration of a name as a geographical indication;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 6(1) of that Regulation, that application was found to meet all the requirements laid down therein, and in particular to contain all the information required pursuant to Article 4 thereof;

Whereas, for the name given in the Annex hereto, no statement of objection was made to the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of that Regulation following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3);

Whereas the name should therefore be entered in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` and hence be protected throughout the Community as a protected geographical indication;

Whereas the Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/98 (5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as a protected geographical indication (PGI).

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, 22 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 156, 13. 6. 1997, p. 10.

(3) OJ C 336, 7. 11. 1997, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 327, 18. 12. 1996, p. 11.

(5) OJ L 175, 19. 6. 1998, p. 7.

ANNEX

PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO THE EC TREATY AND INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Fruit and vegetables:

FRANCE

- Lentilles vertes du Berry (PGI)
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 7. 98 L 202/56
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1558/98
of 17 July 1998
laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted
during July 1998 for beef and veal products which may benefit from special
import treatment in a third country may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/
95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import andexport licences in the beef and veal sector and repealingRegulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 759/98 (2), and in particular Article
12(8) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 lays down, in
Article 12, detailed rules for export licence applicationsfor the products referred to in Article 1 of CommissionRegulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (
3), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3434/87 (4);
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 fixed the quant-
ities of meat which might be exported on special termsfor the third quarter of 1998;
Whereas the quantities for which licence applications
have been lodged for the third quarter of 1998 are lowerthan those available; whereas these applications can,
therefore, be met in full,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The applications for export licences lodged in July 1998
for the beef and veal referred to in Regulation (EEC) No2973/79 for the third quarter of 1998 shall be met in full.
Article 2
Applications for licences in respect of the meat referred
to in Article 1 may be lodged in accordance with Article12 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 during the first 10 daysof the fourth quarter of 1998 the total quantity availablebeing 5 000 tonnes.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 105, 4. 4. 1998, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44.
(4) OJ L 327, 18. 11. 1987, p. 7.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1586/98 of 22 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1007/98 fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 1997, the deadline for payment of the balance of that aid and the unit amount of advances for 1998

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 12(6) and 14 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 796/95 (4), lays down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the aid scheme to compensate for loss of income from marketing in the banana sector;

Whereas, when the Council adopted decisions concerning various agricultural products for the 1998/99 marketing year, the Commission undertook to increase the unit value of advances on compensatory aid for 1998; whereas that amount should be fixed and the security to be lodged when submitting applications from the date of entry into force of this Regulation should be adjusted in consequence; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1007/98 (5) should therefore be amended;

Whereas this Regulation should enter into force immediately, in view, in particular, of the timetable laid down for the submission and processing of applications for advances under these arrangements;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/98 is hereby replaced by the following:

'3. Advances for bananas marketed from January to October 1998 shall be ECU 19,44 per 100 kg.

The corresponding security shall be ECU 9,72 per 100 kg.

Producer Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure the immediate payment of the additional advances due for periods prior to 1998 in accordance with the first subparagraph.`

Article 2

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, 22 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(3) OJ L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 5.

(4) OJ L 80, 8. 4. 1995, p. 17.

(5) OJ L 145, 15. 5. 1998, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 7. 98 L 209/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1609/98
of 24 July 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 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 25 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 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 25. 7. 98 L 209/20
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 24 July 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 00 066 53,2
999 53,2
0707 00 05 052 71,6
999 71,6
0709 90 70 052 47,8
999 47,8
0805 30 10 382 63,3
388 72,9
524 38,3
528 60,4
999 58,7
0806 10 10 052 117,3
400 312,5
412 110,3
600 95,3
624 100,6
999 147,2
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 388 72,9
400 86,5
508 122,1
512 65,7
524 88,8
528 69,6
720 167,0
800 210,4
804 102,9
999 109,5
0808 20 50 052 108,0
388 94,6
512 61,5
528 90,2
999 88,6
0809 10 00 052 207,1
064 118,4
066 111,6
999 145,7
0809 20 95 052 412,3
061 260,9
400 293,0
404 365,2
616 235,2
999 313,3
0809 40 05 052 137,0
064 85,9
066 106,5
624 252,3
999 145,4
(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'.