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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 999/1999

of 11 May 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 293/98 as regards the operative event applicable to the transport costs for fruit and vegetables distributed free of charge following their withdrawal from the market

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 293/98(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 519/1999(3), fixes the operative events applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector and in the products processed from fruit and vegetables sector;

(2) Whereas Article 15 of and Annex V to Commission Regulation (EC) No 659/97 of 16 April 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards intervention arrangements in the fruit and vegetables sector(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 729/1999(5), fixes aid for the cost of transporting products distributed free of charge following their withdrawal from the market; whereas experience shows that this transport is most often carried out in the relevant Member States which have not adopted the euro by the producer organisations that withdrew the products in question; whereas the transport and associated withdrawals are most often simultaneous or occur at most within the space of a few days of each other; whereas, therefore, with a view to administrative simplification, a single exchange rate should be applied for these two operations pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 and by way of derogation from Article 4(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(6);

(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 293/98 is replaced by the following: "2. The conversion rate applicable to the flat-rate amounts referred to in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 659/97 and fixed in point 1 of Annex V to that Regulation shall be the agricultural conversion rate as determined in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article."

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 30, 4.2.1998, p. 16.

(3) OJ L 61, 10.3.1999, p. 27.

(4) OJ L 100, 17.4.1997, p. 22.

(5) OJ L 93, 8.4.1999, p. 11.

(6) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 962/1999

of 6 May 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 2789/98 derogating temporarily from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector

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 1633/98(2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2789/98(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 677/1999(4), granted a temporary derogation from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98(6), on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector;

(2) Whereas certain products falling within CN code 1602 50 should be added to the list of products concerned by the derogation pursuant to Article 10(5);

(3) 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

Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2789/98 is hereby replaced by the following: "2. Notwithstanding the first sentence of Article 10(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, licence applications for a quantity not exceeding 22 tonnes of products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 1602 50 31 91/95, 1602 50 31 93/95, 1602 50 39 91/95, 1602 50 39 93/95, 1602 50 39 94/95, 1602 50 39 95/05, 1602 50 39 95/95, 1602 50 39 96/15 and 1602 50 39 96/25 shall not, at the applicant's request, be subject to the five-day time lag."

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, 6 May 1999.

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 347, 23.12.1998, p. 33.

(4) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 42.

(5) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.

(6) OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 5. 1999 L 129/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1050/1999
of 21 May 1999
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 240th invitation to
tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1589/87
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 the first
subparagraph of Article 7a(1) first indent and Article 7a(3)thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1589/87 of 5 June 1987 on the sale by tender of butter tointervention agencies (
3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 124/1999 (4), provides that, in the light of the
tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximumbuying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the interven-tion price applicable and that it may also be decided not
to proceed with the invitation to tender;
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 240th invitation to tender issued under Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1589/87, for which tenders had to besubmitted not later than 18 May 1999, the maximumbuying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 May 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 21 May 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 146, 6.6.1987, p. 27.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1037/1999

of 17 May 1999

on the application of specific measures for the import of grape juice and must originating in Cyprus

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(1) Whereas the agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus(1) provides for the opening of an annual Community tariff quota for certain concentrated grape juices and musts originating in Cyprus; whereas the import duty for this tariff quota is 0 %;

(2) Whereas from 1 September 1995 the old reference price system applicable to imports of grape juice and must into the Community was replaced by new import arrangements resulting from the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; whereas the association agreement with Cyprus must take these new import arrangements into account;

(3) Whereas it is necessary to maintain the tariff preferences already granted and to permit Cyprus to continue to export its products to the Community under the tariff quota arrangements; whereas to this end and pending conclusion of a new agreement between the European Community and Cyprus, the necessary specific measures should be taken,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The special duty listed in Annex I, Part 3, Section I, Annex 2, to the Customs Tariff of the European Communities for the import of concentrated grape juices and musts falling within CN codes 2009 60 51, 2009 60 71, ex 2009 60 90 and 2204 30 92 shall not be levied on the products in question originating in Cyprus and imported under tariff quota number 09.1421 as referred to in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1981/94(2).

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 July 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 1999.

For the Council

The President

J. FISCHER

(1) OJ L 133, 21.5.1973, p. 2.

(2) OJ L 199, 2.8.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 650/98 (OJ L 88, 24.3.1998, p. 8).
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 5. 1999 L 119/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 965/1999
of 6 May 1999
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/
95 of 11 July 1995 on arrangements for issuing exportlicences for wine-sector products (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1354/97 (2), and in particular Article
3(3) thereof,
Whereas Article 55(7) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation ofthe market in wine (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1627/98 (4), limits the grant of export refunds for
wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditurecontained in the Agreement on Agriculture concludedduring the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 lays
down the conditions under which the Commission maytake specific measures to prevent an overrun of thequantity laid down or the budget available under the saidAgreement;
Whereas, on the basis of information on export licence
applications available to the Commission on 5 May 1999,the quantity still available for the period until 30 June1999 referred to in Article 1a(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1685/95, could be exceeded unless the issue of exportlicences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted;whereas, therefore, a single percentage for the acceptanceof applications submitted between 1 and 4 May 1999should be applied and the submission of applications andthe issue of licences suspended until 30 June 1999,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for
wine-sector products for which applications are submittedon between 1 and 4 May 1999 under Regulation (EC) No1685/95 shall be issued for 24,4 % of the quantitiesrequested.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products
for which applications are submitted from 5 May 1999and the submission of export licence applications from 7May 1999 shall be suspended until 30 June 1999.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 6 May 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 161, 12.7.1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 186, 16.7.1997, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 1999 L 107/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 850/1999
of 23 April 1999
determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 1999 for import
licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
509/97 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/
97 of 20 March 1997 laying down procedures for applyingin the poultrymeat sector the Interim Agreement on tradeand accompanying measures between the EuropeanCommunity, the European Coal and Steel Communityand the European Atomic Energy Community, of the onepart, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (
1), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 (2), and in
particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for
the second quarter of 1999 are for quantities less than thequantities available and can therefore be met in full;Whereas the surplus to be added to the quantity available
for the following period should be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1
April to 30 June 1999 submitted pursuant to Regulation(EC) No 509/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 July to 30
September 1999 applications may be lodged pursuant toRegulation (EC) No 509/97 for import licences for thetotal quantities as referred to in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 April 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 23 April 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 80, 21.3.1997, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 204, 31.7.1997, p. 16.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 1999 L 107/11
ANNEX I
Group NoPercentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 April to 30 June 1999
80 100,00
90 100,00
100 100,00
ANNEX II
(t)
Group NoAvailable quantities for the period 1
July to 30 September 1999
80 777,00
90 300,00
100 780,00
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 4. 1999 L 94/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 739/1999
of 8 April 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to
tender 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
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 2 to 8 April 1999, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No1746/98, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shallbe EUR 71,45/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 8 April 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 219, 7.8.1998, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 4. 1999 L 94/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 735/1999
of 8 April 1999
on the opening of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal
market of 15 000 tonnes of rice held by the Italian intervention agency
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 the last indent of Article 8(b)
thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (3) lays
down the procedures and conditions for the disposal ofpaddy rice held by intervention agencies;
Whereas there is a current lack on the Italian market of
certain varieties of rice consumed on the internal market;whereas certain quantities of rice of those varieties areavailable in the Italian intervention agency’s stores;whereas a standing invitation to tender should be openedfor the resale on the internal market of 15 000 tonnes ofpaddy rice held by the Italian intervention agency;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Rice,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Italian intervention agency shall open, under the
conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 75/91, astanding invitation to tender for the resale on the internalmarket of 15 000 tonnes of paddy rice held by that
agency, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 75/91.
Article 2
1. The closing date for the submission of tenders in
response to the first partial invitation to tender shall be 21April 1999.
2. The closing date for the submission of tenders in
response to the last partial invitation to tender shall be 16June 1999.
3. Tenders must be lodged with the Italian interven-
tion agency at the following address:
Ente Nazionale Risi (ENR),
Piazza Pio XI 1,I-20123 Milan(Telex: 33 40 32; tel. 87 41 53).
Article 3
By Tuesday of the week following the closing date for the
submission of tenders, the Italian intervention agencyshall notify the Commission of the quantities and theaverage prices of the various lots sold.
Article 4
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, 8 April 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 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 4. 1999 L 98/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 758/1999
of 12 April 1999
fixing, for March 1999, the specific exchange rate for the amount of the reim-
bursement of storage costs 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 organisation of themarkets in the sugar sector (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1148/98 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of
15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrange-ments for the euro (
3),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1713/93 of 30 June 1993 establishing special detailedrules for applying the agricultural conversion rate in thesugar sector (
4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
624/1999 (5), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93
provides that the amount of the reimbursement of storagecosts referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No1785/81 is to be converted into national currency using aspecific agricultural conversion rate equal to the average,calculated pro rata temporis, of the agricultural conver-
sion rates applicable during the month of storage; whereasthat specific rate must be fixed each month for theprevious month; whereas, however, in the case of thereimbursable amounts applying from 1 January 1999, as aresult of the introduction of the agrimonetary arrange-
ments for the euro from that date, the fixing of theconversion rate should be limited to the specific exchangerates prevailing between the euro and the national curren-cies of the Member States that have not adopted thesingle currency;
Whereas application of these provisions will lead to the
fixing, for March 1999, of the specific exchange rate forthe amount of the reimbursement of storage costs in thevarious national currencies as indicated in the Annex tothis Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The specific exchange rate to be used for converting the
amount of the reimbursement of the storage costs referredto in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 intonational currency for March 1999 shall be as indicated inthe Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 1999.It shall apply with effect from 1 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 April 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 94.
(5) OJ L 78, 24.3.1999, p. 9.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 4. 1999 L 98/14
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 12 April 1999 fixing, for March 1999, the exchange rate for
the amount of the reimbursement of storage costs in the sugar sector
Specific exchange rate
EUR 1 = 7,43246 Danish kroner
322,244 Greek drachma
8,93908 Swedish kroner
0,671497 Pound sterling