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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 12. 98 L 328/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2611/98
of 3 December 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 2513/98 (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 27 November to 3 December
1998, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regu-lation (EC) No 1078/98, the maximum refund on ex-portation of barley shall be ECU 57,98 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 3 December 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 313, 21. 11. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 20.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2645/98 of 9 December 1998 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22 May 1995 relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 374/98 (2),

Whereas in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 the introduction of the country nomenclature is the responsibility of the Commission;

Whereas the version thereof valid on 1 January 1998 was annexed to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (3); whereas from 1 January 1999 it will be based on the ISO alpha-2 standard;

Whereas it is essential to take into account the decision of the Member States concerned to identify separately the statistical territories of Belgium and Luxembourg;

Whereas it is preferable for there to be a transition period allowing Member States to adapt to the amendments made; whereas it is essential for purposes of simplification for this transition period to end when the provisions revising the rules on the Single Administrative Document come into force;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-Member Countries,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The version valid on 1 January 1999 of the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States is set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.

However, the Member States may use the three-digit numeric codes also shown in the Annex to this Regulation until the provisions revising Annexes 37 and 38 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (4) come into force.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 1998.

For the Commission

Yves-Thibault DE SILGUY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 118, 25. 5. 1995, p. 10.

(2) OJ L 48, 19. 2. 1998, p. 6.

(3) OJ L 321, 22. 11. 1997, p. 19.

(4) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 12. 98 L 337/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2689/98
of 11 December 1998
determining the quantity available for the first half of 1999 for certain products
in the milk and milk products sector under the schemes provided for in theEurope Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Hungary, theRepublic of Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria andRomania and in the Agreements on free trade between the Community and the
Baltic States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2508/
97 of 15 December 1997 laying down detailed rules forthe application to milk and milk products of the schemesprovided for in the Europe Agreements between theCommunity and the Republic of Hungary, the Republicof Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic,Bulgaria and Romania, the Agreements on free tradebetween the Community and the Baltic States and theInterim Agreement between the Community and theRepublic of Slovenia and repealing Regulations (EEC) No584/92, (EC) No 1588/94, (EC) No 1713/95 and (EC) No455/97 (
1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas, in application of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1620/98 (2), determining the extent to which applica-
tions for import licences for the said products lodged inJuly 1998 can be accepted, applications for import
licences lodged for the products referred to in Regulation(EC) No 2508/97 concern quantities less than those avail-able; whereas, therefore, the quantity available for theperiod 1 January to 30 June 1999 should be fixed foreach product,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantity available for the period 1 January to 30
June 1999 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2508/97, shallbe as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 31.
(2) OJ L 209, 25. 7. 1998, p. 38.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 12. 98 L 337/28
ANNEX
Total quantities available for the period 1 January to 30 June 1999
Country Poland Czech Republic Slovak Republic Hungary
CN codes 0402 10 19
0402 21 190402 21 990405 10 110405 10 190405 10 300405 10 500405 10 900405 20 90 0406 0402 10 190402 21 190402 21 99 0405 10 110405 10 190405 10 300405 10 50 0406 0402 10 190402 21 190402 21 99 0405 10 110405 10 190405 10 300405 10 50 0406 0402 10 0406 90 29 0406
In tonnes 2 875 1 197,5 3 220 1 325,1 575 942,7 692,8 345 842,2 172,5 200 1 150,5
Country Republic of Estonia Republic of Latvia Republic of Lithuania
CN codes 0402 10 190402 21 19 0405 10 110405 10 19 0406 0402 10 190402 21 19 0405 10 0406 ex 0402 29 0402 10 190402 21 19 0405 10 110405 10 19 0406 0402 99 11
In tonnes 1 725 1 010,7 920 1 437,5 517,5 790,2 230 2 012,5 690 904,2 260
Country Romania Bulgaria
CN codes 0406 0406
In tonnes 1 659 5 060
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 12. 98 L 340/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2709/98
of 15 December 1998
amending Regulation (EC) No 1487/95 establishing the supply balance for the
Canary Islands for products from the pigmeat sector and fixing the aid for
products coming from the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures for theCanary Islands concerning certain agricultural prod-ucts (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/
96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of the pigmeat
sector to the Canary Islands have been settled byCommission Regulation (EC) No 1487/95 of 28 June1995 establishing the supply balance for the CanaryIslands for products from the pigmeat sector and fixingthe aid for products coming from the Community (
3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2013/98 (4); whereas,
as a consequence of the changes in the rates and pricesfor cereal products in the European part of theCommunity and on the world market, the aid for supplyto the Canary Islands should be set at the amounts givenin the Annex;Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to theintroduction of the euro (
5) provides that as from 1
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at therate of EUR 1 to ECU 1; whereas, for the sake of clarity,the denomination ‘euro' should be used in this Regula-tion since it is to apply from 1 January 1999;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1487/95 is hereby
replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 145, 29. 6. 1995, p. 63.
(4) OJ L 260, 23. 9. 1998, p. 5. (5) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 12. 98 L 340/26
ANNEX
‘ANNEX II
Amounts of aid granted for products coming from the Community market
(EUR/100 kg net weight)
Product code Amount of aid
0203 21 10 9000 18,1
0203 22 11 9100 27,1
0203 22 19 9100 18,1
0203 29 11 9100 18,1
0203 29 13 9100 27,1
0203 29 15 9100 18,1
0203 29 55 9110 30,7
NB: The product codes as well as the footnotes are defined in Regulation (EEC) No
3846/87.'
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 12. 98 L 342/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2714/98
of 16 December 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 20th partial invitation
to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1574/98
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 1574/98 of 22
July 1998 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
1574/98 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 20th 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 20th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU49,345 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 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 206, 23. 7. 1998, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 12. 98 L 343/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2740/98
of 17 December 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1564/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules forthe application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92on the granting of export refunds on cereals and themeasures to be taken in the event of disturbance on themarket for cereals (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2513/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of barley exported from Spain to all third countrieswas opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1564/98 (
5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2309/
98 (6);
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) No
1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to anytenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund;
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 Management Committee for Cereals has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 11 to 17 December 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1564/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofbarley shall be ECU 66,48 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 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 313, 21. 11. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 203, 21. 7. 1998, p. 6.
(6) OJ L 288, 27. 10. 1998, p. 11.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2765/98 of 17 December 1998 fixing, for the 1999 fishing year, the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides for a guide price to be fixed annually for each of the products or groups of products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) to that Regulation;

Whereas, according to the data available at present concerning prices for the products in question and the criteria laid down in Article 9(2) of that Regulation, these prices should be increased, maintained or decreased according to the species for the 1999 fishing year,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 1999 for the products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3318/94 (OJ L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15).

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2782/98 of 22 December 1998 establishing the forecast supply balances for cereal products and dried fodder for the smaller Aegean islands for 1999 and amending Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 laying down detailed rules of application for the specific supply arrangements

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), lays down the common detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to smaller Aegean islands, and pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the amount of aid for this supply;

Whereas, for the purposes of applying Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, Commission Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1960/98 (6), establishes for 1998 the forecast supply balance for cereals; whereas the forecast supply balances for cereals and dried fodder should be established for 1999; whereas, with a view to clarity, the supply balances for cereals and dried fodder should be established in a separate Regulation; whereas Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 should therefore be amended;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Committee of the relevant management committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balance for cereal products and dried fodder for the smaller Aegean islands originating in the rest of the Community in 1999 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 184, 27. 7. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.

(3) OJ L 267, 28. 10. 1993, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27.

(5) OJ L 335, 23. 12. 1994, p. 54.

(6) OJ L 254, 16. 9. 1998, p. 13.

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2838/98 of 17 December 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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), and in particular Article 70(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Articles 1(2) and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 (2), provide for import facilities for wine products originating in third countries which offer specific guarantees through the provision of a certificate of origin and conformity and an analysis report; whereas Article 3(2) of that Regulation limits those facilities to a trial period expiring on 31 December 1998;

Whereas negotiations are currently under way between the Community, represented by the Commission, and the United States of America, with a view to reaching an agreement on trade in wine; whereas these negotiations involve in particular the import conditions and oenological practices of each party and also the protection of appellation as to origin; whereas the intentions expressed by both parties indicate that the adoption of an agreement satisfactory to both parties can be expected within a reasonable time; whereas to facilitate the smooth progress of these negotiations the derogations for import facilities should be extended until the entry into force of the agreement resulting from these negotiations, but not later than 31 December 2003;

Whereas, in order to avoid any deadlock in negotiations leading to the permanent introduction of these facilities, a mechanism should be set up whereby the Council can verify the actual state of progress of the negotiations; whereas the Commission should therefore keep the Council regularly informed of progress,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 shall be replaced by the following:

'2. Article 1(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 2(2) shall apply until the entry into force of the agreement resulting from the negotiations with the United States of America on an agreement on trade in wine, but not later than 31 December 2003. The Commission shall keep the Council regularly informed of the progress of these negotiations and submit to the latter a report not later than 31 March 2000, together with appropriate proposals, if necessary`.

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 as from 1 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/98 (OJ L 186, 16. 7. 1998, p. 9).

(2) OJ L 232, 9. 8. 1989, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2611/97 (OJ L 353, 24. 12. 1997, p. 1).