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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1446/97 of 24 July 1997 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried figs from the 1996 harvest to distilleries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the markets in processed fruit and vegetables products (1), and in particular Article 9 (8) thereof,

Whereas Article 9 (7) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 lays down that the sale of products by storage agencies must be organized by invitation to tender or at a price fixed in advance and that tenders submitted may be taken into account only where a security is lodged;

Whereas the selling price should be fixed in such a way that disturbance of the Community market in alcohol and spirit drinks is avoided and so as to ensure equal treatment of operators;

Whereas the Greek storage agency is holding roughly 636 tonnes of unprocessed dried figs from the 1996 harvest; whereas the products should be offered to distilleries;

Whereas the amount of the processing security provided for in Article 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 of 21 June 1985 on the sale of unprocessed dried figs by storage agencies for the manufacture of alcohol (2) should be fixed taking into consideration the difference between the normal market price for dried figs and the selling price fixed by this Regulation;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The Greek storage agency shall undertake the sale unprocessed dried figs from the 1996 harvest to distilleries in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 626/85 (3) and (EEC) No 1707/85 at a price fixed at ECU 4 per 100 kilograms net.

2. The processing security referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 is fixed at ECU 15 per 100 kilograms net.

Article 2

1. Purchase applications shall be submitted to the Greek storage agency Sykiki, at the head office of Idagep, Acharnon Street 241, Athens, Greece, for products held by that agency.

2. Information on the quantities and places where the products are stored may be obtained from the Greek storage agency Sykiki, Kritis Street 13, Kalamata, Greece.

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, 24 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 29.

(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1985, p. 38.

(3) OJ No L 72, 13. 3. 1985, p. 7.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1402/97 of 22 July 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3461/85 on the organization of campaigns to promote the consumption of grape juice

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 46 (4) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3461/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1646/96 (4), lays down rules for the organization of campaigns to promote the consumption of grape juice;

Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3461/85 provides that campaigns to promote the consumption of grape juice may be carried out only up to the 1996/97 wine year; whereas it is necessary to amend that Regulation since Article 46 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides for the continuation of these campaigns up to 1997/98;

Whereas, to make the procedure for designating bodies to carry out the campaigns more competitive, provision should be made for these bodies to be designated after an invitation to tender;

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 3461/85 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in article 1 (1), '1996/97` is replaced by '1997/98`;

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

'2. Each of the Member States concerned, after appointing the body competent to conclude the contract, shall designate the body referred to in paragraph 1 after an invitation to tender and on the basis of the programmes submitted, after consulting the professional bodies most representative of the production and/or marketing of grape juice. It shall submit to the Commission within four months following the determination of the Member State in which the campaigns are to be carried out, as provided for in Article 1 (2), the programmes prepared by that body together with a reasoned opinion on their compliance with the conditions set out in Article 3 and on their effects on consumption trends.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 22 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 332, 10. 12. 1985, p. 22.

(4) OJ No L 207, 17. 8. 1996, p. 5.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1495/97 of 29 July 1997 laying down special measures derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 as regards beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2222/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 (12) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1404/97 (4), lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 266/97 (6), lays down rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector;

Whereas, following cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Ireland, health measures taken by the Egyptian authorities in respect of exports of Irish beef and veal have seriously damaged the economic interests of exporters and whereas the situation thus created has adversely affected export possibilities provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to limit such damaging consequences by adopting special measures so that export operations which have not been completed on account of the abovementioned circumstances can be regularised;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. This Regulation shall apply to the products falling within Category 3 listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 for which export licences indicating 'Egypt` in Section 7 were issued in Ireland in the period 30 October 1996 to 31 December 1996.

2. This Regulation shall apply only where the exporters concerned provide proof to the satisfaction of the competent authorities that they have been unable to carry out export operations as a result of the health measures adopted by the authorities of the third country of destination.

Article 2

On application by the holder, export licences issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 in the period 30 October 1996 to 31 December 1996 shall be cancelled and the securities released.

Article 3

Each Thursday Ireland shall notify the quantities of products covered during the preceding week by the measure provided for in Article 2, specifying the date of issue of the licences.

Article 4

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, 29 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ No L 296, 21. 11. 1996, p. 50.

(3) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 5.

(5) OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.

(6) OJ No L 45, 15. 2. 1997, p. 1.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1473/97 of 28 July 1997 adjusting the agrimonetary compensatory aid granted in Denmark

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1527/95 of 29 June 1995 regulating compensation for reductions in the agricultural conversion rates of certain national currencies (1), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1527/95 establishes the principle of an agrimonetary compensatory payment the maximum amount of the first tranche of which is determined as a function of the size of the appreciable reduction in the agricultural conversion rates in question; whereas the amounts of the second and third tranches of the payments must be reduced relative to the first tranche by at least one third of the amount granted during the first tranche; whereas the appreciable reduction which affected the Danish krona in 1995 was 0,496 %;

Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2921/95 of 18 December 1995 laying down detailed rules for compensation for reductions in certain agricultural conversion rates (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1481/96 (3), provides for the maximum amounts of the second and third tranches of the payments to be adjusted on the basis of the impact on incomes of the increase in the agricultural conversion rates occurring before the start of those tranches; whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1527/95 the tranches are determined for periods of 12 months, starting with the month following the relevant reduction in the agricultural conversion rate;

Whereas there has been an increase in the agricultural conversion rate of the Danish krona between the date of its appreciable reduction and the start of the third tranche of payments;

Whereas the agrimonetary compensatory payments referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1527/95 are calculated as lump sums; whereas, as a result of the level reached by the agricultural conversion rate, the third tranche for Denmark should be cancelled; whereas this adjustment in payment must be applicable from the start of the tranche in question;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The third tranche of compensatory payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1527/95 for Denmark is hereby cancelled.

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, 28 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 60.

(3) OJ No L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 21.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1491/97 of 29 July 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 504/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular Articles 4 (9) and 26 thereof,

Whereas Article 7 (5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 (2) sets the deadline for the conclusion of contracts where, for a given product, the minimum price payable to the producer is not published in the Official Journal of the European Communities 15 days before the beginning of the marketing year, as the 15th day following that of publication of the price; whereas, in view of the new requirements imposed by Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 on processors and producer organizations as regards contracts, in some cases that deadline is insufficient for 1997; whereas, as a result, it is necessary to set, for the first year of application, the deadline for the signature of contracts for those products at 31 July 1997;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 504/97:

'However, for the 1997/98 marketing year, the deadline for signature for contracts referred for in the preceding subparagraph shall be 31 July 1997`.

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, 29 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 29.

(2) OJ No L 78, 20. 3. 1997, p. 14.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1582/97 of 30 July 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1983/83 and No 1984/83 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories of exclusive distribution agreements and exclusive purchasing agreements respectively

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 19/65/EEC of 2 March 1965 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements and concerted practices (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having published the draft of the Regulation (2),

Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,

Whereas the period of validity of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1983/83 (3) and No 1984/83 (4) on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories of exclusive distribution agreements and exclusive purchasing agreements respectively, as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, expires on 31 December 1997;

Whereas the Commission has published a Green Paper on Vertical Restraints in EC Competition Policy in order to initiate a wide public debate on the application of Article 85 (1) and (3) of the Treaty to agreements between undertakings operating on different economic levels, including exclusive distribution agreements, exclusive purchasing agreements and franchising agreements;

Whereas it is appropriate to allow sufficient time to conclude this debate, to examine its results and to draw the conclusions for future competition policy in this field;

Whereas this work could not be completed in time for the adoption and publication of a new Regulation before 31 December 1997;

Whereas to maintain legal certainty for undertakings, it is appropriate to amend Regulations (EEC) No 1983/83 and No 1984/83 by extending their period of validity until 31 December 1999, when Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4087/88 of 30 November 1988 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories of franchise agreements (5) will expire,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1983/83, the date '31 December 1997` shall be replaced by that of '31 December 1999`.

Article 2

In Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1984/83, the date '31 December 1997` shall be replaced by that of '31 December 1999`.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 30 July 1997.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No 36, 6. 3. 1965, p. 533/65.

(2) OJ No C 121, 19. 4. 1997, p. 7.

(3) OJ No L 173, 30. 6. 1983, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 173, 30. 6. 1983, p. 5.

(5) OJ No L 359, 28. 12. 1988, p. 46.
28.8.97fENl OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL237/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1676197
of27August1997
fixingthemaximumexportrefundsforoliveoilforthe18thpartialinvitationto
tenderunderthestandinginvitationtotenderissuedbyRegulation (EC)No
2081/96
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforOilsandFats
hasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1581/96(2),andinparti­
cularArticle3thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EC)No2081/96(3)
issuedastandinginvitationtotenderwithaviewtodeter­
miningtheexportrefundsonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle6ofRegulation (EC)No2081/96
providesthatmaximumamountsaretobefixedforthe
exportrefundsinthelightinparticularofthecurrent
situationandforeseeabledevelopments ontheCommu­
nityandworldolive-oilmarketsandonthebasisofthe
tendersreceived;whereascontractsareawardedtoany
tendererwhosubmitsatenderatthelevelofthe
maximumrefundoratalowerlevel;
Whereas,forthepurposesofapplyingtheabovemen­
tionedprovisions,themaximumexportrefundsshouldbe
setatthelevelsspecifiedintheAnnex;Article1
Themaximumexportrefundsforoliveoilforthe18th
partialinvitationtotenderunderthestandinginvitation
totenderissuedbyRegulation (EC)No2081/96are
herebyfixedintheAnnex,onthebasisofthetenders
submittedby22August1997.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28August1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27August1997.
FortheCommission
RittBJERREGAARD
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.11.
(3)OJNoL279,31.10.1996,p.17.

NoL237/12EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.8.97
totheCommissionRegulationof27August1997fixingthemaximumexportrefundsfor
oliveoilforthe18thpartialinvitationtotenderunderthestandinginvitationtotender
issuedbyRegulation (EC)No2081/96
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Amountofrefund
150910909100 26,40
150910909900 —
150990009100 27,20
150990009900 —
151000909100 —
151000909900 —
NB:Theproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamended
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87.
NoL199/24EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.7.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1462/97
of25July1997
determiningtheextenttowhichapplicationslodgedinJuly1997forimport
licencesforcertainpigmeatproductsundertheregimeprovidedforbythe
AgreementsconcludedbytheCommunitywithBulgariaandRomaniacanbe
accepted
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1590/94of30June1994layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationinthepigmeatsectorofthearrangements
providedforintheInterimAgreementbetweenthe
CommunityandBulgariaandRomania('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No691/97(2),andinparti­
cularArticle4(4)thereof,
Whereastheapplicationsforimportlicenceslodgedfor
thethirdquarterof1997areforquantitieslessthanthe
quantitiesavailableandcanthereforebemetinfull;
Whereasthesurplustobeaddedtothequantityavailable
forthefollowingperiodshouldbedetermined;
Whereasitisappropriatetodrawtheattentionofopera­
torstothefactthatlicencesmayonlybeusedforproductswhichcomplywithallveterinaryrulescurrently
inforceintheCommunity ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Applicationsforimportlicencesfortheperiod1
Julyto30September1997submittedpursuanttoRegula­
tion(EC)No1590/94shallbemetasreferredtoin
AnnexI.
2.Duringthefirst10daysoftheperiod1Octoberto
31December1997applicationsmaybelodgedpursuant
toRegulation(EC)No1590/94forimportlicencesfora
totalquantityasreferredtoinAnnexIIofthisRegula­
tion.
3.Licencesmayonlybeusedforproductswhich
complywithallveterinaryrulescurrentlyinforceinthe
Community .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon26July1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25July1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL167,1.7.1994,p.16.
2)OJNoL102,19.4.1997,p.12.

26.7.97 |ENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL199/25
ANNEXI
GroupNoPercentageofacceptance
ofimportlicencessubmitted
fortheperiod
1Julyto30September1997
14 100,00
15 100,00
16 100,00
17 100,00
ANNEXII
I (tonnes)
GroupNoTotalquantityavailable
fortheperiod
1Octoberto31December1997
14 230,00
15 1015,00
16 1964,28
17 14470,00