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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 7. 98 L 194/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1475/98
of 9 July 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1078/98
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 2052/97 (4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of barley to all third countries wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1078/98 (
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 3 to 9 July 1998, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No1078/98, the maximum refund on exportation of barleyshall be ECU 45,00 per tonne.
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 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 20.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 7. 98 L 193/34
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1465/98
of 8 July 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 1137/98 of
29 May 1998 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 to presen-tation of an import licence;
Whereas Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1137/98,
restricts the issue of import licences for garlic originatingin China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case ofapplications lodged from 1 June 1998 to 31 May 1999;
Whereas, given the criteria laid down in Article 1(2) of
that Regulation and the import licences already issued,the quantity applied for on 3 July 1998 is in excess of themaximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to that
Regulation for the month of July 1998; whereas it istherefore necessary to determine to what extent importlicences may be issued in response to these applications;whereas the issue of licences in response to applicationslodged after 3 July 1998 and before 7 August 1998 shouldbe refused,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Import licences applied for on 3 July 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 3,82321 % of the quantity applied for,having regard to the information available to theCommission on 7 July 1998.
For the abovementioned products applications for import
licences lodged after 3 July 1998 and before 7 August1998 shall be refused.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 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 157, 30. 5. 1998, p. 107.
(4) OJ L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1450/98 of 7 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1424/95 temporarily adapting the special arrangements for imports of certain products in the beef and veal product group originating in Switzerland and the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with the view to the implementation of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1340/98 (2), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1424/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1243/97 (4), lays down transitional measures, applicable until 30 June 1998, to facilitate the transition to the arrangements applicable to the import of certain products in the beef and veal sector originating in Switzerland resulting from the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1340/98 extending the period for taking transitional measures required in the agricultural sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations extends the period during which the transitional measures are to be taken until 30 June 1999; whereas, pending the adoption by the Council of a definitive measure, the measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1424/95 should be extended for Switzerland until 30 June 1999;

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

In Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1424/95, '30 June 1998` is replaced by '30 June 1999`.

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 with effect from 1 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 184, 27. 6. 1998, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 19.

(4) OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 79.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 7. 98 L 198/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1504/98
of 14 July 1998
concerning Regulation (EC) No 1970/96 of 14 October 1996 opening and laying
down detailed rules for the management of a Community tariff quota for millet
falling within CN code 1008 20 00
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 organization of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1970/
96 of 14 October 1996 opening and laying down detailedrules for the management of a Community tariff quota formillet falling within CN code 1008 20 00 (
3), and in
particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1970/
96, the Commission must fix a single coefficient forreducing the quantities in the import licences applied forwhere these quantities exceed the quantities in the annualquota; whereas applications for import licences submittedon 13 July 1998 for millet falling within CN code1008 20 00 relate to 45 346 tonnes and the maximum
quantity which may be imported is 1 300 tonnes at a dutyrate of ECU 7 per tonne; whereas the correspondingpercentage reductions for import licence applicationssubmitted on 13 July 1998 should be fixed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for licences for the millet quota provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1970/96 at a duty rate of ECU 7per tonne for millet falling within CN code 1008 20 00submitted on 13 July 1998 and forwarded to theCommission, shall be accepted for the tonnages indicatedtherein multiplied by a coefficient of 0,028668.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 14 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 261, 15. 10. 1996, p. 34.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 7. 98 L 196/1
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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1487/98
of 13 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 14 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 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 14. 7. 98 L 196/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 13 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
0707 00 05 052 79,8
999 79,8
0709 90 70 052 34,5
999 34,5
0805 30 10 382 65,1
388 59,0
524 51,8
528 56,2
999 58,0
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 064 89,8
388 72,2
400 91,0
508 96,9
512 67,0
524 88,6
528 71,5
800 232,0
804 120,3
999 103,3
0808 20 50 388 108,1
400 66,8
512 81,7
528 92,8
804 181,6
999 106,2
0809 10 00 052 181,7
064 118,2
999 149,9
0809 20 95 052 320,8
060 147,0
064 223,2
400 281,7
404 476,4
616 155,9
999 267,5
0809 40 05 064 131,1
066 103,7
624 270,8
999 168,5
(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 17. 7. 98 L 201/61
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1529/98
of 16 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 10
to 16 July 1998 in response to the invitation to tender forthe reduction in the duty on maize issued in Regulation(EC) No 1445/98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 16 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 21. 7. 98 L 203/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1566/98
of 20 July 1998
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
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 (EC) No 2200/96 as regardsexport refunds on fruit and vegetables (
1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1287/98 (2), and in particular
Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/98 (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1302/98 (4), fixes the
indicative quantities for system B export licences otherthan those sought in the context of food aid;
Whereas, in the light of the information available to the
Commission today, there is a risk that the indicativequantities laid down for the current export period forapples destined for geographical groups X and Y andpeaches and nectarines will shortly be exceeded; whereasthis overrun will prejudice the proper working of theexport refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector;Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B
licences for apples destined for geographical groups Xand Y and peaches and nectarines exported after 20 July1998 should be rejected until the end of the currentexport period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B export licences for apples
destined for geographical groups X and Y and peachesand nectarines submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regula-tion (EC) No 1276/98, export declarations for which areaccepted after 20 July 1998 and before 16 September1998, are hereby rejected.
Article 2
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, 20 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 178, 23. 6. 1998, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 176, 20. 6. 1998, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 180, 24. 6. 1998, p. 12.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 7. 98 L 206/36
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1583/98
of 22 July 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 48th partial invitation
to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1408/97
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 1148/98 (2), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 17 (5) (b) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 of 22
July 1997 on a standing invitation to tender to determinelevies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (
3),
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for theexport of this sugar;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EC) No
1408/97 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as thecase may be, account being taken in particular of the stateand foreseeable development of the Community andworld markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tenderin question;Whereas, following an examination of the tenders
submitted in response to the 48th partial invitation totender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should beadopted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 48th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU46,930 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 July 1998.
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 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 16.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1629/98 of 20 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 as regards sparkling wines produced in the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas Articles 11 and 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 (4) and Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 (5) fix the maximum sulphur dioxide content of sparkling wines and of liqueur wines; whereas those Articles provide for the presentation by 1 April 1998 of a report from the Commission to the Council on those contents, together, where appropriate, with proposals; whereas the measures proposed should be consistent with others that the Commission is required to draft; whereas the abovementioned deadline should therefore be postponed; whereas the same is true for the deadlines provided for in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 11(3), '1 April 1998` and '1 September 1998` shall be replaced respectively by '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999`.

2. In Article 16(3), '1 April 1998` and '1 September 1998` shall be replaced respectively by '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999`.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 4(2), '1 April 1998` and '1 September 1998` shall be replaced respectively by '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999`.

2. In Article 6(2), '1 April 1998` and '1 September 1998` shall be replaced respectively by '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999`.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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, 20 July 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ C 87, 23. 3. 1998, p. 15.

(2) OJ C 210, 6. 7. 1998.

(3) OJ C 214, 10. 7. 1998.

(4) OJ L 231, 13. 8. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1594/96 (OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 35).

(5) OJ L 373, 31. 12. 1988, p. 59. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1594/96.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1612/98 of 24 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking over of cereals by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1424/98 (4), lays down the conditions for taking over cereals into intervention;

Whereas implementation from the 1993/94 marketing year of the reform of the common agricultural policy in the cereals sector may lead to difficulties for producers of certain cereals in certain areas of the Community; whereas, to lessen the impact of these mechanisms on the income of the said producers, provision should be made for exemptions from certain provisions relating to quality once again in the 1998/99 marketing year, as was done in 1997/98;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The text of Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 is replaced by the following:

'4. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, and for the 1998/99 marketing year:

- at the request of the Member State, a decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, to fix the maximum moisture content at 15 % for cereals offered for intervention with the exception of maize and sorghum,

- the reduction provided for in the case of barley of a specific weight less than 64 kg/hl referred to in Annex II, Table III shall not apply.`

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 with effect from 1 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 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.

(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.

(3) OJ L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 18.

(4) OJ L 190, 4. 7. 1998, p. 14.