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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 194/98 of 26 January 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 laying down detailed rules for the application of compulsory distillation as provided for in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2087/97 (2), and in particular Article 36(6) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2365/95 (4), introduced the detailed rules for the application of compulsory distillation as provided for in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas that distillation applies to wines exceeding the quantities normally produced; whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 lays down the rules for establishing the quantities normally produced; whereas in certain wine-producing regions, and in particular in those where the wines are also intended for the production of wine spirits, a situation of increased imbalance has arisen because the total production of wine has remained stable while traditional uses have decreased; whereas, in order to encourage wine-producers to stabilise their production, the determination of the quantity normally produced should also take account of efforts to stabilise production by abandoning land; whereas, therefore, Article 8 of that Regulation should be adjusted accordingly;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following subparagraph is added to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88:

'With effect from the 1998/99 wine year, notwithstanding the previous subparagraph, and with regard to wine produced from grapes classified for the same administrative unit as both wine-grape varieties and varieties intended for the production of wine spirits, Member States shall be authorised, where the producer has received with effect from the 1997/98 wine year the permanent abandonment premium referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 (*) for part of the wine-growing area of the holding, to maintain the quantity normally produced at the level attained prior to grubbing-up for the five wine years following that of the grubbing-up.

(*) OJ L 132, 28. 5. 1998, p. 3.`

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, 26 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 277, 8. 10. 1988, p. 21.

(4) OJ L 241, 10. 10. 1995, p. 17.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 1. 98 L 22/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 211/98
of 28 January 1998
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural
state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of themarkets in the sugar sector (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 19 (4) thereof,
Whereas the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in the natural state were fixed by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 140/98 (
3);
Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 140/98 to the informa-tion known to the Commission that the export refunds atpresent in force should be altered to the amounts set out
in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (1)
(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, undenatured andexported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex toRegulation (EC) No 140/98 are hereby altered to theamounts shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43.
(3) OJ L 17, 22. 1. 1998, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 1. 98 L 22/6
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 28 January 1998 altering the export refunds on white
sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
Product code Amount of refund
¾ECU/100 kg ¾
1701 11 90 9100 36,66 (1)
1701 11 90 9910 34,67 (1)
1701 11 90 9950 (2)
1701 12 90 9100 36,66 (1)
1701 12 90 9910 34,67 (1)
1701 12 90 9950 (2)
¾ECU/1 % of sucrose ý 100 kg ¾
1701 91 00 9000 0,3985
¾ECU/100 kg ¾
1701 99 10 9100 39,85
1701 99 10 9910 40,22
1701 99 10 9950 40,22
¾ECU/1 % of sucrose ý 100 kg ¾
1701 99 90 9100 0,3985
(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %; if the yield is other than 92 %,
the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions ofArticle 17a (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.
(
2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26.
9. 1985, p. 12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3251/85 (OJ L 309, 21. 11.1985, p. 14).
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 2. 98 L 31/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 298/98
of 5 February 1998
correcting Regulation (EC) No 2350/97 fixing Community producer and import
prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrange-ments governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus,
Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87
of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the applica-tion of preferential customs duties on imports of certainflowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Moroccoand the West Bank and Gaza Strip (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2), and in particular Article
5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas checks have shown that the figures given for
small-flowered roses in the Annex to Commission Regu-lation (EC) No 2350/97 (
3) are incorrect; whereas that
Annex must therefore be corrected,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2350/97 is replaced by
the Annex hereto.
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 19 November to 2 December 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 382, 31. 12. 1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 177, 5. 7. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 326, 28. 11. 1997, p. 17.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 2. 98 L 31/4
ANNEX
‘ANNEX
(ECU/100 pieces)
Period: 19 November to 2 December 1997
Community producer
pricesUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
13,91 11,27 36,84 14,62
Community import
pricesUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
Israel 10,70 8,29 11,77 10,21
Morocco 12,68 13,65 ¾ ¾
Cyprus ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
Jordan ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
West Bank and
Gaza Strip ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾’
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 2. 98 L 30/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 290/98
of 4 February 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 25th 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 1599/96 (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 thestate and 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 25th 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 25th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU42,982 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 4 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43.
(3) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 16.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 281/98 of 3 February 1998 setting the intervention threshold for tomatoes for the 1998 marketing year

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 the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2), and in particular Article 27(1) and (2) thereof,

Whereas Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides for the possibility of setting an intervention threshold if the market in a product listed in Annex II thereto is suffering or at risk of suffering from widespread structural imbalances giving, or liable to give rise to too large a volume of withdrawals; whereas such a development would be likely to cause budget problems for the Community;

Whereas an intervention threshold was fixed for tomatoes for the 1997 marketing year in Regulation (EC) No 1109/97 (3); whereas, since the conditions laid down in the abovementioned Article 27 continue to be met for that product, a new threshold should be set for the 1998 marketing year equal to that set for the 1997 marketing year, and the period to be taken into account for the assessment of the overrun of the threshold should also be determined;

Whereas, pursuant to the abovementioned Article 27, an overrun of the intervention threshold results in a reduction in the Community withdrawal compensation in the marketing year following the year in which the threshold is exceeded; whereas the consequences of such an overrun should be determined and a reduction in proportion to the size of the overrun fixed, but restricted to a certain percentage;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The intervention threshold for tomatoes for the 1998 marketing year shall be 360 000 tonnes.

2. The overrun of the intervention threshold laid down in paragraph 1 shall be assessed on the basis of withdrawals effected between 1 November 1997 and 31 October 1998.

Article 2

If the quantity subject to withdrawals during the period set in Article 1(2) exceeds the threshold set in Article 1(1), the Community withdrawal compensation set in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for the following marketing year shall be reduced in proportion to the size of the overrun based on the production used to calculate the relevant threshold.

However, the reduction in the Community compensation shall not exceed 30 %.

Article 3

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, 3 February 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 41.

(3) OJ L 162, 18. 6. 1997, p. 12.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 2. 98 L 33/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 310/98
of 6 February 1998
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of
certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No
3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for theapplication of the import arrangements for fruit andvegetables (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2375/96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and theconversion rates to be applied for the purposes of thecommon agricultural policy (
3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Article 3 (3)
thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,
pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilat-eral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commis-sion fixes the standard values for imports from thirdcountries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-
lated in the Annex thereto;
Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the
standard import values must be fixed at the levels set outin the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicatedin the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 6 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 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 7. 2. 98 L 33/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 6 February 1998 establishing the standard import values
for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(ECU/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0702 00 00 204 54,8
212 106,4
624 149,7
999 103,6
0707 00 05 204 85,9
999 85,9
0709 10 00 220 167,4
999 167,4
0709 90 70 052 140,9
204 161,3
999 151,1
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 39,4
204 35,3
212 33,9
600 58,7
624 60,6
999 45,6
0805 20 10 204 72,7
999 72,7
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 57,4
204 74,6
464 86,4
600 82,0
624 83,3
662 51,5
999 72,5
0805 30 10 052 86,4
400 61,7
600 75,2
999 74,4
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 060 50,3
400 94,5
404 97,0
720 69,3
728 84,9
999 79,2
0808 20 50 388 106,2
400 112,5
512 129,1
528 102,8
999 112,7
(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 13. 2. 98 L 40/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 347/98
of 12 February 1998
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the
import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2506/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Portugal wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2506/97 (
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 6
to 12 February 1998 in response to the invitation totender for the reduction in the duty on imported maizeissued in Regulation (EC) No 2506/97.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 2. 98 L 37/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 330/98
of 10 February 1998
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/
97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the admin-istration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled andfrozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98 (2),
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles
4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issueof import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f);
Whereas Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes
the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beefand veal originating in and imported from the UnitedStates of America and Canada which may be imported onspecial terms for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998at 11 500 tonnes;
Whereas it should be recalled that licences issued
pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period ofvalidity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on
health protection in force permit,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5
February 1998 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozenbeef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of amendedRegulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in
accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97,during the first five days of March 1998 for 3 552 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 137, 28. 5. 1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 42.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 2. 98 L 42/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 363/98
of 13 February 1998
amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain
products in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of themarkets in the sugar sector (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1599/96 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed imple-menting rules for the import of products in the sugarsector other than molasses (
3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1143/97 (4), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 1 (2), and Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas the amounts of the representative prices and
additional duties applicable to the import of white sugar,raw sugar and certain syrups are fixed by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 1222/97 (
5), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 321/98 (6);Whereas it follows from applying the general and
detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No1423/95 to the information known to the Commissionthat the representative prices and additional duties atpresent in force should be altered to the amounts set outin the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on
imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regula-tion (EC) No 1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 13 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43.
(3) OJ L 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 165, 24. 6. 1997, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 33, 7. 2. 1998, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 2. 98 L 42/36
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 13 February 1998 amending representative prices and the
amounts of additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and products covered
by CN code 1702 90 99
(ECU)
CN codeAmount of representative
prices per 100 kg net of
product concernedAmount of additional duty
per 100 kg net
of product concerned
1701 11 10 (1) 24,41 4,09
1701 11 90 (1) 24,41 9,33
1701 12 10 (1) 24,41 3,90
1701 12 90 (1) 24,41 8,90
1701 91 00 (2) 25,24 12,74
1701 99 10 (2) 25,24 8,09
1701 99 90 (2) 25,24 8,09
1702 90 99 (3) 0,25 0,40
(1) For the standard quality as defined in Article 1 of amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 431/68 (OJ L 89, 10. 4. 1968, p.
3).
(2) For the standard quality as defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/72 (OJ L 94, 21. 4. 1972, p. 1).
(3) By 1 % sucrose content.