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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 381/98 of 18 February 1998 adapting the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1256/96 applying multiannual schemes of generalized tariff preferences from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1999 in respect of certain agricultural products originating in developing countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1256/96 of 20 June 1996 applying multiannual schemes of generalized tariff preferences from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1999 in respect of certain agricultural products originating in developing countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2623/97 (2), and in particular Articles 15(3) and 18 thereof,

Whereas Article 15(3) of that Regulation lays down the procedure for enacting changes to Annexes I, II and VI thereto made necessary by amendments to the Combined Nomenclature; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3), embodies new elements which affect the lists appearing in Annexes I and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1256/96, and it is therefore appropriate to adapt those annexes accordingly, and this applies from 1 January 1998;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1256/96 shall be adapted as indicated in 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 1 January 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 February 1998.

For the Commission

Manuel MARÍN

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 160, 29. 6. 1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 354, 30. 12. 1997, p. 9.

(3) OJ L 312, 14. 11. 1997, p. 1.

ANNEX

Regulation (EC) No 1256/96 is hereby amended as follows:

In Annex I, Part 1:

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read: 'ex 0709 10 00`;

- for: '0805 20 21

0805 20 23

0805 20 25

0805 20 27

0805 20 29`,

read: 'ex 0805 20 10

ex 0805 20 30

ex 0805 20 50

ex 0805 20 70

ex 0805 20 90`;

- for: >TABLE>

read: >TABLE>

- for: '0808 20 41`,

read: 'ex 0808 20 50`;

- for: >TABLE>

read: >TABLE>

In Annex VI:

- for: '0707 00 25

0707 00 30`,

read: 'ex 0707 00 05`;

- for: '0709 90 71

0709 90 73

0709 90 75

0709 90 77

0709 90 79`,

read: '0709 90 70`;

- for: 'ex 0805 20 21

ex 0805 20 23

ex 0805 20 25

ex 0805 20 27

ex 0805 20 29`,

read: 'ex 0805 20 10

ex 0805 20 30

ex 0805 20 50

ex 0805 20 70

ex 0805 20 90`;

- for: '0809 20 11

0809 20 21

0809 20 31

0809 20 41

0809 20 51

0809 20 61

0809 20 71`,

read: '0809 20 05`;

- for: '2208 40 10, 2208 40 90`,

read: '2208 40`.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 2. 98 L 53/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 425/98
of 23 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 24 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 23 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 24. 2. 98 L 53/2
(ECU/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value(ECU/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
valueANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 23 February 1998 establishing the standard import values
for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
0702 00 00 204 51,7
212 106,3
624 192,3
999 116,8
0707 00 05 052 135,8
053 170,8
068 113,6
999 140,1
0709 10 00 220 159,1
999 159,1
0709 90 70 052 124,8
204 144,8
999 134,8
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30,
0805 10 50 052 34,8
204 40,2
212 38,3
600 57,4
624 53,3
999 44,8
0805 20 10 204 77,0
999 77,0
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50,
0805 20 70, 0805 20 90 052 62,3
204 71,5
400 68,5512 97,7
600 96,0
624 74,3
662 36,2
999 72,4
0805 30 10 052 43,2
400 59,4
600 85,7
999 62,8
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50,
0808 10 90 060 52,5
064 42,6
388 107,9
400 95,4
404 92,3
528 87,2
720 79,8
728 82,0
999 80,0
0808 20 50 388 90,1
400 114,2
512 73,1
528 75,6
999 88,2
(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'.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 373/98 of 12 February 1998 on the conclusion of Protocol I laying down the conditions relating to joint enterprises provided for in the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Latvia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3),

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

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

Whereas the Community and the Republic of Latvia have negotiated and initialled a Protocol laying down the conditions relating to joint enterprises provided for in the Agreement on Fisheries Relations between the European Community and the Republic of Latvia (3), signed in Brussels on 19 December 1996;

Whereas it is in the interests of the Community to approve this Protocol,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Protocol I laying down the conditions relating to joint enterprises provided for in the Agreement on Fisheries Relations between the European Community and the Republic of Latvia is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons authorized to sign the Protocol for the purpose of committing the Community.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 12 February 1998.

For the Council

The President

J. BATTLE

(1) OJ C 248, 14. 8. 1997, p. 20.

(2) Opinion delivered on 16 January 1998 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 332, 20. 12. 1996, p. 2.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 98 L 58/50
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 462/98
of 26 February 1998
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2505/97
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 Spain wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2505/97 (
3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the
procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)No 1766/92, may decide to fix a maximum reduction inthe import duty; whereas in fixing this maximum thecriteria provided for in Article 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC)No 1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas acontract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equalto or less than the maximum reduction in the duty;Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum reduction in the import dutybeing fixed at the amount 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 20 to 26 February 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 2505/97, the maximum reduction in the duty onmaize imported shall be ECU 56,53 per tonne and bevalid for a total maximum quantity of 114 250 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 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. 27.
(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 28. 2. 98 L 60/71
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 491/98
of 27 February 1998
determining the extent to which import licence applications submitted in
February 1998 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for by Regulation (EC)
No 1926/96 for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 995/
97 of 3 June 1997 laying down, for the period 1 July1997 to 30 June 1998, detailed rules of application forthe tariff quotas for beef provided for in Council Regula-tion (EC) No 1926/96 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithu-ania (
1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98 (2),
and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No
995/97 fixes the quantities of fresh, chilled and frozenbeef and veal originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estoniaand of processed products originating in Latvia whichmay be imported on special terms during the period 1January to 30 June 1998; whereas no applications weresubmitted for import licences for beef and veal or
processed products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No applications for import licences were submitted for
the period from 1 January to 30 June 1998 under theimport quotas referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation(EC) No 995/97.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 February 1998.
For the Commission
Emma BONINO
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 144, 4. 6. 1997, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 42.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 98 L 58/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 450/98
of 26 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 27 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 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 27. 2. 98 L 58/28
(ECU/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value(ECU/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
valueANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 26 February 1998 establishing the standard import values
for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
0702 00 00 204 60,2
212 106,3
624 192,3
999 119,6
0707 00 05 052 107,4
053 170,8
068 103,4
999 127,2
0709 10 00 220 159,1
999 159,1
0709 90 70 052 140,6
204 131,2
999 135,9
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30,
0805 10 50 052 40,6
204 37,8
212 39,4
600 51,9
624 47,8
999 43,5
0805 20 10 204 73,7
999 73,7
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50,
0805 20 70, 0805 20 90 052 69,7
204 63,2
400 68,5464 115,4
512 97,7
600 105,8
624 73,5
662 36,2
999 78,8
0805 30 10 052 47,3
400 59,4
600 78,0
999 61,6
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50,
0808 10 90 060 53,9
388 128,5
400 86,9
404 102,6
528 114,7
720 64,5
728 96,0
999 92,4
0808 20 50 388 87,8
400 112,9
512 80,2
528 92,1
999 93,3
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22. 11. 1997, p. 19). Code ‘999' stands for ‘of other origin'.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 435/98 of 24 February 1998 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards satellite-based vessel monitoring systems

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 3(10) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 of 29 July 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards satellite-based vessel monitoring systems (3) lays down detailed rules which the Member States are required to observe in installing and operating satellite-based vessel monitoring systems;

Whereas, when Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, an error appeared in the second sentence of Article 4(1) of the English, French, German and Portuguese versions;

Whereas that error should be corrected in the interests of legal certainty;

Whereas the English, French, German and Portuguese versions of Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 should therefore be corrected in this respect,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The second sentence of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 is replaced by the following text:

1. in the German version:

'Diese Angaben werden zugleich mit der Übermittlung an das Überwachungszentrum des Flaggenmitgliedstaates und entsprechend dem in Anhang II festgelegten Datenformat übermittelt.`;

2. in the English version:

'That data transmission shall be simultaneous with transmission to the FMC of the flag Member State and in conformity with the format defined in Annex II.`;

3. in the French version:

'Cette transmission a lieu en même temps que la transmission au CSP de l'Etat membre du pavillon et selon le format indiqué à l'annexe II.`;

4. in the Portuguese version:

'A referida transmissão de dados deve fazer-se ao mesmo tempo que a transmissão ao CVP do Estado-membro de pavilhão, em conformidade com o formato estabelecido no Anexo II.`

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, 24 February 1998.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14.

(3) OJ L 202, 30. 7. 1997, p. 18.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 3. 98 L 66/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 525/98
of 5 March 1998
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 180/98
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),
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 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of maize from Greece to all third countries wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No180/98 (
5);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows
the Commission to decide, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to
make no award;
Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article
1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refundshould 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 27
February to 5 March 1998 in response to the invitation totender for the refund for the export of maize issued inRegulation (EC) No 180/98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 March 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 19, 24. 1. 1998, p. 47.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 3. 98 L 63/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 508/98
of 3 March 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 (EEC) No 1035/72 asregards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 213/98 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 8/98 (3) fixes
the indicative quantities for system B export licencesother than 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 for destination group X will shortly be exceeded;whereas this overrun will prejudice the proper working ofthe export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables
sector;
Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B
licences for apples for destination group X exported after3 March 1998 should be rejected until the end of thecurrent export period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B licences for apples for destina-
tion group X submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regula-tion (EC) No 8/98, export declarations for which areaccepted after 3 March and before 18 March 1998, arehereby rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 3 March 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 22, 29. 1. 1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 3, 7. 1. 1998, p. 5.