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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 2. 1999 L 44/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 354/1999
of 17 February 1999
concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance
fixing of the refund
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 organisation of themarket in rice (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/
95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules forthe application of the system of import and exportlicences for cereals and rice (
3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 444/98 (4), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95
provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred towhen an export refund is fixed, for an interval of threeworking days between the day of submission of applica-tions and the granting of export licences with advancefixing of the refund and provides that the Commission isto fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities ifapplications for export licences exceed the quantitieswhich may be exported; whereas Commission Regulation(EC) No 333/1999 (
5) fixes refunds under the procedure
provided for in the abovementioned paragraph;
Whereas the quantities applied for on 15 February 1999
are in excess of the available quantity of 2 000 tonnes;whereas a percentage reduction should therefore be fixedfor export licence applications submitted on 15 February
1999;
Whereas, in view of its purpose, this Regulation should
take effect from the day of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Communities,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice
with advance fixing of the refund submitted under Regu-lation (EC) No 333/1999 on 15 February 1999 shall giverise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied forto which a percentage reduction of 48,52 % for rice fordestinations 02, 03 and 05 in the Annex to Regulation(EC) No 333/1999 has been applied.
Article 2
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice
submitted from 16 February 1999 shall not give rise tothe issue of export licences pursuant to Regulation (EC)No 333/1999.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 17 February 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(4) OJ L 56, 26. 2. 1998, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 40, 13. 2. 1999, p. 30.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 391/1999 of 23 February 1999 determining the aid referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 for the private storage of butter and cream

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,

Whereas Article 12(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 454/95 of 28 February 1995 laying down detailed rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 390/1999 (4), stipulates that the private storage aid referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is to be fixed each year;

Whereas the store entry operations must take place between 1 April and 15 August each year and as a result the elements making up this aid must be fixed before the store entry operations for 1999 begin;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The aid referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be calculated per tonne of butter or butter equivalent for contracts concluded in 1999 on the following basis:

(a) EUR 24 for the fixed costs;

(b) EUR 0,35 for the costs of cold storage for each day of contractual storage;

(c) an amount per day of contractual storage, calculated on the basis of 91 % of the intervention price for butter, expressed in national currency, in force on the day the contractual storage begins and on the basis of an annual interest rate of 4 %.

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, 23 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.

(3) OJ L 46, 1. 3. 1995, p. 1.

(4) See page 3 of this Official Journal.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 1999 L 52/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 434/1999
of 26 February 1999
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 198th special invitation
to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regula-
tion (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the marketin milk and milk products (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 7a(3)
thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting byinvitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butterintended for direct consumption in the Community (
3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (4), the
intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation totender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;whereas Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in thelight of the tenders received in response to each specialinvitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to befixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat contentof 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award;whereas the end-use security must be fixed accordingly;Whereas, in the light of the tenders received, the
maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified belowand the end-use security determined accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 198th special invitation to tender under the
standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC)No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of theend-use security shall be as follows:
— maximum aid: EUR 117/100 kg
— end-use security: EUR 129/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 February
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 February 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 45, 21. 2. 1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21. 1. 1999, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 3. 1999 L 57/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 482/1999
of 4 March 1999
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) No
1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to anytenderer 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 26 February to 4 March 1999,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1079/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofcommon wheat shall be EUR 35,98/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 4 March 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 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 24.
(6) OJ L 258, 22. 9. 1998, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 3. 1999 L 59/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 490/1999
of 5 March 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 180/1999 determining the extent to which applica-
tions lodged in January 1999 for import licences under the regime provided forby tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1
January to 31 March 1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/
95 of 28 June 1995 opening and providing for the admin-istration of tariff quotas for certain products in thepigmeat sector (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1390/98 (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas the quantities available for the period 1 April to
30 June 1999 as set out in Annex II of Regulation (EC)No 180/1999 (
3) were inaccurate due to incorrect informa-
tion supplied by a Member State;Whereas Annex II of the said Regulation should be
replaced,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 180/1999 is hereby
replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 March 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 145, 29. 6. 1995, p. 58.
(2) OJ L 187, 1. 7. 1998, p. 28.
(3) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1999, p. 34.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 3. 1999 L 59/6
ANNEX
‘ANNEX II
(t)
Group NoTotal quantity available
for the period
1 April to 30 June 1999
G2 19 520,6
G3 2 616,5
G4 1 632,5
G5 3 590
G6 9 000
G7 3 194,8'
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 3. 1999 L 66/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 542/1999
of 12 March 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,
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 13 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 3. 1999 L 66/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 12 March 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 70,2
204 34,6
624 149,5
999 84,8
0707 00 05 068 130,2
999 130,2
0709 10 00 220 148,0
999 148,0
0709 90 70 052 113,4
204 154,8
999 134,1
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 62,1
204 47,1
212 48,0
600 47,8
624 52,0
999 51,4
0805 30 10 052 43,9
600 78,1
999 61,0
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 388 88,4
400 83,9
404 66,9
508 89,9
512 90,8
528 93,0
720 95,2
728 95,7
999 88,0
0808 20 50 052 134,4
388 68,4
400 49,7
512 69,7
528 70,3
624 69,2
999 76,9
(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 547/1999 of 12 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2802/95 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2261/98 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods;

Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2802/95 of 4 December 1995 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (3) classified product No 1 as a beverage without taking account of its specific therapeutic and prophylactic properties in the treatment of anaemia caused by iron deficiencies; whereas it is necessary to amend the classification of this product which must be considered as a medicament;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The classification of product No 1 in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2802/95 shall be replaced by that in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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, 12 March 1999.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 292, 30. 10. 1998, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 291, 6. 12. 1995, p. 5.

ANNEX

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 3. 1999 L 75/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 606/1999
of 19 March 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium round grain and
long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2565/98
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 organisation of themarket in rice (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (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 2565/98 (
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 medium
round grain and long grain A rice to be exported tocertain third countries of Europe pursuant to the invita-tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2565/98 ishereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from15 to 18 March 1999 at EUR 155,00 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 19 March 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 320, 28. 11. 1998, p. 46.
(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 26. 3. 1999 L 82/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 637/1999
of 25 March 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,
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 26 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 3. 1999 L 82/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 25 March 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 00 052 132,2
204 45,6
212 44,2
999 74,0
0707 00 05 068 113,9
999 113,9
0709 10 00 220 206,1
999 206,1
0709 90 70 052 98,2
204 157,1
999 127,7
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 36,5
204 42,9
212 45,2
220 38,2
600 68,5
624 50,4
999 47,0
0805 30 10 052 37,8
600 81,9
999 59,9
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 039 106,9
388 85,5
400 81,1
404 95,5
508 80,3
512 83,4
524 106,6
528 69,3
720 82,5
999 87,9
0808 20 50 052 133,1
388 63,1
512 60,6
528 71,1
624 74,1
720 69,3
999 78,6
(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 27. 3. 1999 L 83/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 667/1999
of 26 March 1999
setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community
to the Canary Islands
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 introducing specific measures in respectof certain agricultural products for the benefit of theCanary Islands (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
1601/92, the requirements of the Canary Islands for riceare to be covered in terms of quantity, price and qualityby the mobilization, on disposal terms equivalent toexemption from the levy, of Community rice, whichinvolves the grant of an aid for supplies of Communityorigin; whereas this aid is to be fixed with particularreference to the costs of the various sources of supply andin particular is to be based on the prices applied toexports to third countries;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (
3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 825/98 (4), lays down
common detailed rules for implementation of the specificarrangements for the supply of certain agricultural prod-
ucts, including rice, to the Canary Islands;
Whereas, as a result of the application of these detailed
rules to the current market situation in the rice sector,and in particular to the rates of prices for these productsin the European part of the Community and on the worldmarket, the aid for supply to the Canary Islands should beset at the amounts given in the Annex;
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
Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92,
the amount of aid for the supply of rice of Communityorigin under the specific arrangements for the supply ofthe Canary Islands shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 1999.
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 296, 17. 11. 1994, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 117, 21. 4. 1998, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 3. 1999 L 83/28
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 26 March 1999 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of
rice products from the Community to the Canary Islands
(EUR/t)
Product
(CN code)Amount of aid
Milled rice
(1006 30) 123,00
Broken rice
(1006 40) 27,00