ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
NoL173/20IEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1230/97
of30June1997
fixingthecorrectiveamountapplicabletotherefundonmalt
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(6),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1482/96(8);
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheprovisionssetout
abovethatthecorrectiveamountmustbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle13
(8)thereof,
WhereasArticle13(8)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
providesthattheexportrefundapplicabletocerealson
thedayonwhichapplicationforanexportlicenceis
made,adjustedforthethresholdpriceinforceduringthe
monthofexportation ,mustbeappliedonrequestto
exportstobeeffectedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
exportlicence;whereas,inthiscase,acorrectiveamount
maybeappliedtotherefund;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1501/95of29
June1995layingdowncertaindetailedrulesunder
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92onthegrantingof
exportrefundsoncerealsandthemeasurestobetakenin
theeventofdisturbanceonthemarketforcereals(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No95/96(4),allowsfor
thefixingofacorrectiveamountforthemaltreferredto
inArticle1(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92;
whereasthatcorrectiveamountmustbecalculatedtaking
accountofthefactorsreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EC)No1501/95;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(*),aslastHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThecorrectiveamountreferredtoinArticle13(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No1766/92whichisapplicableto
exportrefundsfixedinadvanceinrespectofmaltshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
OOJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.7.
(*)OINoL18,24.1.1996,p.10.OOJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
8)OJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22. nOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.

1.7.97 1ENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL173/21
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1997fixingthecorrectiveamountapplicableto
therefundonmalt
(ECU/tonne)
Current1stperiod2ndperiod3rdperiod4thperiod5thperiod
Productcode
7 8 9 10 11 12
110710119000 000000
110710199000 000000
110710919000 000000
110710999000 000000
110720009000 000000
(ECU/tonne)
6thperiod7thperiod8thperiod9thperiod10thperiod11thperiod
Productcode
1 2 3 4 5 6
110710119000 000000
110710199000 000000
110710919000 000000
110710999000 000000
110720009000 000000
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1296/97 of 3 July 1997 fixing for the 1997/98 marketing year the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 of 14 March 1977 establishing a system of production aid for tinned pineapple (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1699/85 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of the minimum price applicable during the preceding marketing year, and the trend of production costs in the fruit and vegetable sector;

Whereas Article 5 of the said Regulation lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers, the non-member country price and, if necessary, the pattern of processing costs assessed on a flat-rate basis;

Whereas the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1997/98 marketing year:

(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 to be paid to producers for pineapples; and

(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation for tinned pineapple,

shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 46.

(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1985, p. 12.

ANNEX

>TABLE>

>TABLE>
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1281/97 of 2 July 1997 fixing depreciation percentages to be applied when agricultural products are bought in, for the 1998 financial year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down the general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/96 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, systematic depreciation of public intervention agricultural products must take place when they are bought in; whereas, accordingly, the Commission determines the depreciation percentage for each product concerned before the beginning of each year; whereas such percentage shall not exceed the difference between the buying-in price and the foreseeable disposal price for each of these products;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, the Commission may, at its discretion, restrict depreciation at the time of buying in to a proportion of this depreciation percentage, but such proportion may not be less than 70 %; whereas coefficients to be applied also for the 1998 financial year by the intervention agencies to the monthly buying-in values of products should be fixed, to enable the agencies to establish the depreciation amounts;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In respect of the products listed in the Annex, which, having been bought in by public intervention have entered store or been taken over by the intervention agencies between 1 October 1997 and 30 September 1998, the authorities shall depreciate their value to account for the difference between the buying-in prices and the foreseeable selling prices of the relevant products.

Article 2

To establish the amount of the depreciation, the intervention agencies shall apply to the values of the products bought every month the coefficients set out in the Annex.

The expenditure amounts determined in this way shall be notified to the Commission under the declarations established pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (3).

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 October 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 163, 2. 7. 1996, p. 10.

(3) OJ No L 39, 17. 2. 1996, p. 5.

ANNEX

'k` depreciation coefficients (Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78) to be applied to the monthly buying-in values

>TABLE>
12.7.97PEN 1OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL184/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1343/97
of11July1997
establishingthestandardimportvaluesfordeterminingtheentrypriceof
certainfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EC)No
3223/94of21December1994ondetailedrulesforthe
applicationoftheimportarrangementsforfruitandvege­
tables('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2375/96(2),andinparticularArticle4(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92
of28December1992ontheunitofaccountandthe
conversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EC)No150/95(4),andinparticularArticle3(3)
thereof,
WhereasRegulation (EC)No3223/94laysdown,
pursuanttotheoutcomeoftheUruguayRoundmultila­
teraltradenegotiations ,thecriteriawherebytheCommis­sionfixesthestandardvaluesforimportsfromthird
countries,inrespectoftheproductsandperiodsstipu­
latedintheAnnexthereto;
Whereas,incompliancewiththeabovecriteria,the
standardimportvaluesmustbefixedatthelevelssetout
intheAnnextothisRegulation ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThestandardimportvaluesreferredtoinArticle4of
Regulation(EC)No3223/94shallbefixedasindicatedin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12July1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11July1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL337,24.12.1994,p.66.
(2)OJNoL325,14.12.1996,p.5.
(3)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(«)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.

NoL184/30EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.7.97
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof11July1997establishingthestandardimportvaluesfor
determiningtheentrypriceofcertainfruitandvegetables
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeThirdcountry
code(')Standardimport
value
ex07070025 052 53,5
999 53,5
07099077 052 108,2
999 108,2
08053030 388 70,8
524 49,5
528 53,6
999 58,0
08081071,08081073,08081079 388 87,3
400 87,7
508 76,5
512 66,5
524 73,8
528 61,4
800 163,8
804 91,7
999 88,6
08082047 388 64,1
512 34,2
528 64,6
804 120,5
999 70,8
08092049 052 273,6
064 191,5
068 191,5
400 244,7
616 207,0
999 221,7
08093031,08093039 052 99,9
999 99,9
(')CountrynomenclatureasfixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No68/96(OJNoL14,19.1.1996,p.6).Code
'999'standsfor'ofotherorigin'.
NoL182/12EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.7.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1323/97
of9July1997
ontheissueofimportlicencesforhigh-qualityfresh,chilledorfrozenbeefand
veal
validity,beopenforuseonlyinsofarasprovisionson
healthprotectioninforcepermit,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No936/97
of27May1997openingandprovidingfortheadminis­
trationoftariffquotasforhigh-qualityfresh,chilledand
frozenbeefandforfrozenbuffalomeat('),
WhereasCommission Regulation (EC)No936/97
providesinArticles4and5theconditionsfor
applicationsandfortheissueofimportlicencesformeat
referredtoinArticle2(f);
WhereasArticle2(f)ofRegulation(EC)No936/97fixes
theamountofhigh-qualityfresh,chilledorfrozenbeef
andvealoriginatinginandimportedfromtheUnited
StatesofAmericaandCanadawhichmaybeimportedon
specialtermsfortheperiod1July1997to30June1998
at11500tonnes;
Whereasitshouldberecalledthatlicencesissued
pursuanttothisRegulationwill,throughouttheperiodofArticle1
1.Allapplicationsforimportlicencesfrom1until5
July1997forhigh-qualityfresh,chilledorfrozenbeef
andvealasreferredtoinArticle2(f)ofRegulation(EC)
No936/97shallbegrantedinfull.
2.Applications forlicencesmaybesubmitted,in
accordancewithArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No936/97,
duringthefirstfivedaysofAugust1997for1042tonnes.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11July1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9July1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL137,28.5.1997,p.10.
NoL186/18fEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.7.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1359/97
of15July1997
establishingthestandardimportvaluesfordeterminingtheentrypriceof
certainfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
3223/94of21December1994ondetailedrulesforthe
applicationoftheimportarrangementsforfruitandvege­
tables('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2375/96(2),andinparticularArticle4(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92
of28December1992ontheunitofaccountandthe
conversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EC)No150/95(4),andinparticularArticle3(3)
thereof,
WhereasRegulation (EC)No3223/94laysdown,
pursuanttotheoutcomeoftheUruguayRoundmultila­
teraltradenegotiations ,thecriteriawherebytheCommis­sionfixesthestandardvaluesforimportsfromthird
countries,inrespectoftheproductsandperiodsstipu­
latedintheAnnexthereto;
Whereas,incompliancewiththeabovecriteria,the
standardimportvaluesmustbefixedatthelevelssetout
intheAnnextothisRegulation ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThestandardimportvaluesreferredtoinArticle4of
Regulation(EC)No3223/94shallbefixedasindicatedin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16July1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15July1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL337,24.12.1994,p.66.
(2)OJNoL325,14.12.1996,p.5.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(<)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.

16.7.97 IEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL186/19
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15July1997establishingthestandardimportvaluesfor
determiningtheentrypriceofcertainfruitandvegetables
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeThirdcountry Standardimport
code(') value
07099077 052 98,5
999 98,5
08053030 388 69,4
524 49,5
528 62,2
999 60,4
08081071,08081073,08081079 388 87,3
400 81,4
508 88,3
512 68,7
524 72,4
528 62,0
800 163,8
804 90,1
999 89,3
08082051 388 62,6
512 43,6
528 66,0
804 68,2
999 60,1
08092059 052 243,5
064 191,0
068 160,1
l 400 239,5
616 187,1
999 204,2
08094030 624 270,2
999 270,2
(')CountrynomenclatureasfixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No68/96(OJNoL14,19.1.1996,p.6).Code
'999'standsfor'ofotherorigin'.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1322/97 of 8 July 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 89/97 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,

Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;

Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 July 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 July 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 28.

ANNEX

>TABLE>
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1351/97 of 15 July 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 laying down special detailed rules in respect of import and export licences in the wine sector

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 organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 536/97 (2), and in particular Article 52 (3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 of 27 November 1981 laying down special detailed rules in respect of import and export licences in the wine sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 257/96 (4), lays down a period of validity for export licences and sets a rate for the security to be lodged when licences are applied for; whereas, in order to ensure better administration of the export licence scheme within the limits imposed by the GATT agreements, it is necessary to shorten the validity of these licences to a reasonable period, but shorter than four months, and to increase the rate of the security to a level sufficiently high to avoid speculative applications which do not correspond to real trade flows;

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

Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:

'Article 3

1. Import licences shall be valid from their date of issue as defined in Article 21 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (*) until the end of the fourth month following that date.

2. Export licences shall be valid from their date of issue as defined in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 until the end of the second month following that date, but their validity may in no case extend beyond 31 August of the current marketing year.

(*) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.`;

2. Article 4 (2) is replaced by the following:

'2. The security rate for export licences shall be ECU 15 per hectolitre for products falling within CN codes 2009 60 11, 2009 60 19, 2009 60 51, 2009 60 71, 2204 30 92 and 2204 30 96 and ECU 5 per hectolitre for all other products.`

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 September 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1997, p. 5.

(3) OJ No L 341, 28. 11. 1981, p. 19.

(4) OJ No L 34, 13. 2. 1996, p. 11.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1600/97 of 7 August 1997 amending for the 10th time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Whereas exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat have been adopted for the Netherlands by Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1564/97 (4), in response to the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production areas of that country;

Whereas the appearance of new cases of classical swine fever in the Netherlands has led the authorities to impose new protection and surveillance zones; whereas a favourable veterinary and health situation has allowed those around Berkel-Enschot and Ammerzoden to be abolished; whereas Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 413/97 should therefore be amended accordingly;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 413/97 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 7 August 1997.

For the Commission

Hans VAN DEN BROEK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(3) OJ No L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 26.

(4) OJ No L 208, 2. 8. 1997, p. 25.

ANNEX

'ANNEX II

1. The protection and surveillance zones in the following areas:

- Venhorst

- Best

- Nederweert

- Soerendonk

- Oirlo

- Stramproy

- Gulpen

- Toldijk I

- Diessen

2. The zone in which transport of pigs is banned, as defined in the Ministerial Decree of 14 April 1997 published in the Staatscourant of 15 April 1997, page 12.`
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1663/97 of 25 August 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 2498/96 opening Community tariff quotas for 1997 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 provides in particular for a reduction in duty and increases in import quantities in 1997; whereas it also provides for the importation of pure-bred breeding goats falling within CN code 0104 20 10 within the tariff quotas for Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria;

Whereas the measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 have been amended by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 1595/97;

Whereas, as a result, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2498/96 of 23 December 1996 opening Community tariff quotas for 1997 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/97 (4), should be amended for the period 1 July to 31 December 1997;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2498/96 is hereby replaced by the following:

'ANNEX II

Quantities (tonnes CWE) referred to in Article 2 (2)

Duty rate zero

>TABLE>

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 July to 31 December 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 August 1997.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.

(2) OJ No L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 53.

(4) OJ No L 152, 11. 6. 1997, p. 8.